The operator of a western Sydney aged care home at the centre of a major outbreak earlier this year is relieved after an elderly resident who tested positive later tested negative for COVID-19.
All passengers who were on the same flight as the infected NSW resident returning from Victoria in Sydney are in hotel quarantine.NSW Health on Tuesday also said an additional case of a student at Blue Mountains Grammar school had been confirmed. The case will be included in Wednesday's numbers.
NSW Health is concerned about a drop in testing numbers over the past week as the school holidays approach.'It's going to get tougher': WHO warns Europe will see a rise in coronavirus deaths in October and November Anglicare initially said it was investigating a possible case after the elderly resident tested positive but it was later thought to be a false-positive after a negative result.
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