There are still no cases of coronavirus in the Leeton Shire as of 8am on April 2, but the region's health district has opened a specialised testing clinic in Leeton to deal with increased testing demand.
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In a statement released on Thursday, MLHD confirmed there are zero cases of COVID-19 within the Leeton local government area as of 8am on April 2, as the total tally of cases in the health district reached 40.
However, the health district has opened a testing clinic in Leeton to allow for an increased demand of tests as testing criteria is relaxed.
The Leeton clinic is the sixth clinic set up in the MLHD area, with clinics also operating in Griffith, Wagga Wagga, Tumut, Deniliquin and Cootamundra.
MLHD said in a statement the district is working to reduce travel for communities wanting to access testing.
"The district anticipates increased demand for COVID-19 testing due to changes in the testing criteria," the statement from MLHD read.
"In addition, due to the current travel restrictions, the District seeks to minimise the distances that the community need to travel to access testing.
"Only people who have an appointment should attend the clinic."
Those who are concerned and would like to speak to someone about any symptoms they may be showing are encouraged to contact the MLHD's COVID-19 hotline on 1800 831 099 and speak to a nurse who will provide information about the best course of action.
A total of 1814 people in the MLHD area have been tested for COVID-19 as of 8am on April 2, with the 40 cases including a Victorian resident isolating in NSW.
Of the 39 NSW cases in the health district, 14 cases have been confirmed in people between the ages of 20 and 29 years, with the 'likely' source of infection for 37 of the 39 cases identified as having been acquired overseas.
MLHD also clarified about a drop in confirmed cases in the Hay area - which had two cases as of March 31, before the update issued on April 1 reduced the count to a single confirmed case - with the second case initially returning a 'low level' positive result before a second test confirmed a negative result.
"The initial pathology report indicated a positive result detected at 'low level'," the statement read.
"Low level results may represent either low level infection, a recent past infection or in some cases may be a non-specific finding.
"Therefore, the laboratory conducted a second test which confirmed a negative result."
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