COVID cases Tuesday 19 Oct
As at 9:00 am, there are now 22,476 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 163 people have died during the current Delta outbreak. 1749 new cases were detected from 68,702 test results received yesterday. Cases in Gippsland: Bass Coast 12 / Latrobe 180 / Baw Baw 215 / South Gippsland 13 / Wellington 12 / East…
Test Sites in Latrobe this week
The Gippsland Region Public Health Unit advises the below testing sites are operating this week Monday 18 October to Friday 22 October: Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, drive through, Traralgon. 9.30am – 4pm weekdays. No appointments required. Pre-fill your details using the Testing Registration form https://testtracker.covid19.dhhs.vic.gov.au/citizen-prefill To access the Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, drive-through…
Baw Baw First Dose at 95%
Baw Baw Shire’s first dose COVID vaccination rate has passed 95 per cent. As the number of active cases reaches 208 active cases, latest vaccination data shows more than 95 per cent of Baw Baw Shire residents have received their first dose and 70.5 per cent are fully vaccinated. Three quarters of the active…
Isolation Times Reduced For Double Vaxxed Primary Close Contacts
From 11.59pm Thursday 21 October, non-household primary close contacts (PCCs) who are fully vaccinated will only need to quarantine for 7 days. This change will also apply to industry, where all workplace PCCs will be required to isolate for 7 days if they are fully vaccinated. Household and unvaccinated PCCs will still be required to…
Exposure Sites Confusion Cleared
Have you heard that a positive COVID case attended a venue you frequent? Can’t find information relating to this incident? Wondering why the business is not being publicly listed as an exposure site? This might help…. Exposure sites are generally identified through contact tracing, where the person provides a detailed history of their contacts and…
Monday COVID Update
***Updated Monday 18 October 2021*** Cases in Gippsland: Bass Coast 10 / Latrobe 158 / Baw Baw 199 / South Gippsland 13 / Wellington 11 / East Gippsland 4 Anyone who has visited a Tier 1 exposure site during the times listed must immediately isolate, get a COVID-19 test. If your result is positive, quarantine…
Lockdown changes from 11.59pm Thurs
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews says the state’s lockdown will lift at 11:59pm on Thursday, when 70 per cent of eligible adults are expected to be fully vaccinated. Note that some changes are only permitted if fully vaccinated enforcement is applied. Here’s what we will be able to do: REGIONAL VICTORIA SETTINGS In regional Victoria, indoor…
Mt Erica Lions Club can make Christmas Special!
Mt Erica Lions Club Hello everyone, We are having a joyful fund raising event before Christmas 2021 for our children by having letters written by Santa Claus and posted the old fashioned, snail mail way to each child between the ages of new born to antique teenagers and collectible period persons. There are a few…
COVID Update Sunday 17 Oct
1838 new cases from 73 501 tests. About 2.5 of every 100 people in that cohort could be infecting others. Protect yourself. And get tested if you have the slightest symptoms.