Breaking St Vincent’s in Sydney has revealed another 995 people received potentially wrong Covid test results just one day after 400 infected people were initially told they tested negative.
SydPath confirmed on Monday afternoon that approximately 995 people, tested on December 23 and 24, were prematurely sent an SMS advising them their test was negative when in fact their true result had not yet been determined.
The Covid-19 testing site at Sydney Airport was closed today as Omicron continues to spread. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gaye Gerard“Once again, we are sincerely sorry for this error and acknowledge the significant impact it has had on those involved,” SydPath said in a statement.NSW recorded its first Omicron related death on Monday, as the state recorded 6324 new cases.
Meanwhile a man in his 80s from Sydney’s inner west died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had underlying health conditions.People queue on Monday for tests at Sutherland Hospital. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gaye Gerard It comes as new restrictions come into force for the holiday season as the state battles to contain its mammoth coronavirus case surge.
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