A childcare worker in Sydney’s upper North Shore has tested positive to the virus after working while infectious but without symptoms.
The employee worked at Reddam Early Learning Centre at Lindfield while unknowingly infectious for three days between August 25 and 27.
The positive case is a household contact of a previously reported case linked to the CBD cluster and will be included in Monday’s figures.The news comes after NSW Health issued an alert for passengers who travelled on the X39 bus which left Pitt St, opposite Australia Square, at 6.08pm August 20 and arrived at the corner of Clovelly Rd and Carrington Rd, Randwick, at 6.40pm.A positive case, who was wearing a mask, travelled on the bus and another passenger has since tested positive.
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