After being diagnosed with a rare lung infection, local woman Karen Troy-Smith, thought she’d be stuck in hospital for months.

There are now 55 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) as at 8pm 5 May. This is a reduction of one, after one case was excluded after further testing.

The North Coast NSW Ethics Committee is now seeking expressions of interest from local community members with experience in a pastoral care role.

The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) remains at 56 as at 8pm 27 April.

The North Coast Public Health Unit is reminding residents of Northern NSW to protect themselves against mosquitoes which remain in high numbers late in the season.

While there have been no new recorded cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District for 6 days now, Chief Executive Wayne Jones is reminding the community that it is not yet time to relax or celebrate.

As at 8pm Wednesday 15 April there were 56 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District, with 2 new cases having been identified in the previous 24 hours.

As at 8pm Tuesday 14 April there were 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District, with 1 new case having been confirmed since Saturday.

NNSWLHD cases by likely source of infection:

As at 8pm Friday 10 April there were 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District, with 2 new cases having been confirmed in the previous 48 hours since our last update on Thursday.

As at 8pm Wednesday 8 April there were 51 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in residents of the Northern NSW Local Health District, with two new cases having been confirmed in the previous 24 hours.