Three residents of Newmarch House aged care home tested for coronavirus
Four residents at Newmarch House aged care home in Sydney's west, linked to one of Australia's worst outbreaks of COVID-19, have been tested for coronavirus after showing flu-like symptoms.NSW Health said one resident of Newmarch House who has been tested today had returned a negative resultNineteen residents died after a COVID-19 outbreak at the Anglicare Sydney facility
The aged care home was locked down earlier this year after a worker with mild symptoms worked six days at the facility while infected with COVID-19, causing an outbreak. Nineteen residents died from coronavirus-related illnesses after the first case was detected in April, accounting for almost a fifth of all deaths from coronavirus nationally.Anglicare Sydney, which operates the facility, declared it COVID-19 free on June 15 but said the four residents had been tested after showing flu-like symptoms."The residents have been tested, are isolated and their families have been contacted," the statement read.
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