Coronavirus clusters are blooming within several Australian hospitals as the virus spreads between staff, patients and visitors from untraceable sources | Kaubo
Australia's coronavirus death toll sits at 51, with total number of confirmed cases climbing to 6089 on Thursday. However, the rate of new cases continues to decline under the government's social distancing and isolation measures.
A cluster of 12 coronavirus cases at Gosford Hospital was among 416 coronavirus transmissions that NSW health authorities have not been able to trace back to their source. Several more staff were sent home to self-isolate as NSW Health authorities traced the contacts of the confirmed cases to identify anyone who may have come into contact with them while they were infectious.
Dr Montague said the health district had taken several precautions to prevent the spread of the virus within its hospitals, including splitting emergency departments into general and high-risk "red" COVID sections to separate patients with respiratory symptoms, screening staff before each shift and restricting visitors to one person per patient per visit.AAP
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