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Hunter New England Health (HNEH) has updated information on the Lakeside Tavern Forster exposure site.
HNEH said anyone who attended the venue on the specified dates and times are casual contacts (unless they have been notified by NSW Health that they are a close contact) and must get tested and isolate until a negative test result is received and then retest on October 8.
| Lakeside Tavern, Forster (particularly pokies area) on Sunday 3 October from 3:30pm - 4pm
A complete list of exposure sites can be found on the NSW Health website: NSW_CaseLocations
Earlier:
Two new COVID cases associated with the Purfleet case from Saturday, October 2 have been announced today (Monday, October 4), bringing the total number of cases to three.
It is believed the latest cases came to light after the 8pm reporting deadline and will be included in tomorrow's case briefing.
The cases are in hotel isolation, member for Myall Lakes, Stephen Bromhead said.
The Lakeside Tavern in Forster has identified a COVID positive person who visited there on Sunday, October 3 between 3.30pm and 4.15pm.
According to Mr Bromhead, there has also been COVID contact with the Cabarita area of Forster.
The Taree (Purfleet) and Forster (Cabarita) exposure is "very concerning," Mr Bromhead said.
"I would ask that anyone who lives in the Cabarita area, the Purfleet area or Bushland area (Taree) to get tested."
Mr Bromhead said at this time there is a testing clinic at the Manning Base Hospital and Tobwabba Forster, but hopes a drive-through testing clinic will open tomorrow at Forster.
"If anyone was there at that time they should isolate and get tested."
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