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A staff member at CHT Amberlea in Algies Bay has been confirmed as a positive Covid-19 case.
The news was contained in a notification from CHT chief executive Carriann Hall that was sent to residents’ relatives and contacts this evening.
In the message, Ms Hall says the staff member is a household contact of a confirmed Covid-19 case and went into precautionary self-isolation earlier this week.
She says the rest home will be conducting surveillance testing for all staff and residents via a mobile testing unit.
“Staff members who have been working closely with the positive staff member have gone into self-isolation and will only return to work once cleared by Public Health,” her message said. “We are working to ensure we have adequate staffing levels to continue to take care of all our residents.”
Residents who were close contacts of the staff member are currently being identified by Public Health and will go into precautionary isolation.
Ms Hall says any residents who go into precautionary isolation will continue to receive the very best care and their health will be closely monitored to keep a watchful eye for symptoms.
Neither Amberlea nor CHT could be contacted this evening.
This is the second confirmed positive Covid case in Warkworth in the current outbreak.
