The Ministry of Health today reported no new COVID-19
cases in Hawke’s Bay. The total for the region remains at
42 with 26 of those people now fully
recovered.
Medical Officer of Health Dr Nick Jones
said the District Health Board and Health Hawke’s Bay
(PHO) had agreed an additional testing plan, which would
focus on three areas:
Dr Jones said a number of staff
were actively working on this so by the end of Level 3 the
district health board could be confident they had detected
all the cases of COVID-19 in Hawke’s Bay.
“We
continue to urge anyone with symptoms, even very mild
symptoms such as a runny nose or sore throat to call either
their GP or Healthline so they can be assessed for referral
to a CBAC.”
Symptoms of COVID-19 include cold or
flu-like illness with one or more of the following: a fever,
cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, a runny nose or
loss of smell.
Feeling unwell? Call your GP or
Healthline for free on 0800 358 5453 to be assessed for
referral to a Community-Based Assessment Centre (CBAC) for
testing.
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