Reprinted from Matt Sharp, CEO GV Health Facebook page.
There has been a further nine people test positive for COVID-19 in the last 24-hour reporting period as at 11.00 am, Tuesday, August 31 and there has been further positive cases detected.
There are currently 99 active cases in the area at present related to the Shepparton Outbreak.
COVID-19 is still spreading in the community and anyone with the mildest symptoms of COVID-19 such as fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, loss of sense of smell) should get tested immediately. In addition to cold and flu like symptoms, some people with COVID-19 are experiencing nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea and people with these symptoms should be mindful that it could be COVID-19.
Day 13 testing
Day 13 testing is underway and will continue this week. People should rely on the formal communication from the Department of Health advising when their day 13 test should be completed.
Only primary close contacts need to be tested on day 13 and not the whole household. For example, at the school exposure sites, only the student(s) from the school needs to be tested, not other household members. The exception is when someone has symptoms of COVID-19 or if they have been to another exposure site.
People who have tested positive for COVID-19 will receive separate advice from health professionals regarding when they need further testing for COVID-19.
Planning for day 13 testing is well advanced and this includes the number of people that are going to require day 13 testing each day over the coming days. Thursday will be the highest demand for testing and there will be increased resources to meet the demand as well as processes to manage queues across each day.
Exposure sites
Updated exposure sites are being published as more information becomes available and can be accessed at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-site Scroll to the table section as this has more detailed information than the map.
