MLHD confirms exposure sites in West Wyalong, Hay and Tooleybuc linked to a positive case of COVID-19.
A person who travelled through the District visited locations in West Wyalong, Hay and Tooleybuc between Thursday 26 August – Monday 30 August while potentially infectious.
The person was asymptomatic and is an essential worker who undergoes regular routine testing. They are now isolating outside of the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
Contact tracing has identified two venues in Hay, one in West Wyalong and one in Tooleybuc.
Anyone who attended any of the venues listed on the specified dates and times are casual contacts and must get tested and isolate until a negative test result is received:
West Wyalong
Shell Coles Express and Coolabah Tree Cafe
Mid-Western Highway
and Nicholson Lane
Thursday 26 August
6.45pm – 8.15pm
West Wyalong
Shell Coles Express
Mid-Western Highway
and Nicholson Lane
Friday 27 – Saturday 28 August
11.15pm – 12.15am
Saturday 28 August
6.00pm – 6.35pm
Sunday 29 – Monday 30 August
11.30pm – 12.15am
Hay
Shell Service Station
Sturt Highway
(329 Moama Street)
Friday 27 August
7.15am – 7.45am
Sunday 29 August
7.05am – 7.45am
8.20pm – 9.00pm
Hay
Caltex Roadhouse
South Hay
Sturt Highway
(429-431 Moama Street)
Friday 27 August
8.15pm – 9.00pm
Tooleybuc
Lucky Phils Budget Rite and Takeaway
55 Murray Street
Sunday 29 August
9.35am – 10.05am
Venues are currently being assessed by the Public Health Unit to ensure accurate assessment of risk for staff, and to determine if any had close contact with the case. SMS messages will be sent to people who checked in with the QR code.
We thank all the venues for their cooperation. All had COVID-19 business safety plans in place which has helped to minimise the risk to customers and staff.
MLHD is also urging anyone in West Wyalong, Hay and Tooleybuc, or who has been in these towns recently, to get tested if they have even the slightest of symptoms and isolate until they receive a negative result.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, sore throat and dry cough. Symptoms will generally appear 3-4 days after exposure to the virus but can be up to 14 days later.
MLHD will deploy the mobile COVID Testing Clinic to enable anyone who is a close or casual contact, or any community member who concerned, to come forward to be tested. Further details on locations and times for mobile testing will be released later today.
For testing locations go to www.mlhd.nsw.gov.au<http://www.mlhd.nsw.gov.au> or call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline 1800 831 099.
