All eyes on virus cases in NSW aged care - Camden Haven Courier

NSW authorities are waiting to learn if other residents of a Sydney nursing home have caught the coronavirus as families fume at the low level of vaccination among staff. There is concern for residents of the SummitCare home at Baulkham Hills, even though 96 per cent of its highly vulnerable residents are fully vaccinated. Three have already been infected after COVID-19 was brought into the home by staff: a man in his 90s, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 80s. All have had two doses of the vaccine and are said to be in good spirits, with no symptoms. But SummitCare's chief operating officer Michelle Sloane admitted only a third of the facility's workforce have had a shot. The daughter of one infected resident is furious about how few staff have been vaccinated. "We assumed they were. I think it's a disgrace," Kathie Melocco told the ABC. "If I had known, that would've meant I would've made other decisions around my parents. I'm just so angry." Two of the nursing home's workers tested positive for COVID-19 during the week. One of them was not vaccinated and SummitCare was unclear about the vaccination status of the other. At least 140 of the home's 200 staff members are now in 14 days of self-isolation as NSW starts to see an overall downward trend in new cases. Meanwhile, NSW Health has issued another ten COVID alerts for venues across Sydney including a Coles in Maroubra and a Woolworths in Hillsdale, both in Sydney's east. Alerts have also been issued for numerous bus routes around Strathfield in Sydney's west and train routes from Penrith, the north shore line, the Bankstown line and the inner west line. There were 16 local COVID-19 cases recorded in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday. Three of those cases were out in the community during some or all of their infectious period. There have now been 277 local COVID-19 cases reported since June 16. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the dip in case numbers was a good sign, and urged residents to respect stay-at-home orders if they want any hope of emerging from lockdown on Friday. Australian Associated Press

NSW authorities are waiting to learn if other residents of a Sydney nursing home have caught the coronavirus as families fume at the low level of vaccination among staff.

There is concern for residents of the SummitCare home at Baulkham Hills, even though 96 per cent of its highly vulnerable residents are fully vaccinated.

Three have already been infected after COVID-19 was brought into the home by staff: a man in his 90s, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 80s.

All have had two doses of the vaccine and are said to be in good spirits, with no symptoms.

But SummitCare's chief operating officer Michelle Sloane admitted only a third of the facility's workforce have had a shot.

The daughter of one infected resident is furious about how few staff have been vaccinated.

"We assumed they were. I think it's a disgrace," Kathie Melocco told the ABC.

"If I had known, that would've meant I would've made other decisions around my parents. I'm just so angry."

Two of the nursing home's workers tested positive for COVID-19 during the week. One of them was not vaccinated and SummitCare was unclear about the vaccination status of the other.

At least 140 of the home's 200 staff members are now in 14 days of self-isolation as NSW starts to see an overall downward trend in new cases.

Meanwhile, NSW Health has issued another ten COVID alerts for venues across Sydney including a Coles in Maroubra and a Woolworths in Hillsdale, both in Sydney's east.

Alerts have also been issued for numerous bus routes around Strathfield in Sydney's west and train routes from Penrith, the north shore line, the Bankstown line and the inner west line.

There were 16 local COVID-19 cases recorded in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday.

Three of those cases were out in the community during some or all of their infectious period. There have now been 277 local COVID-19 cases reported since June 16.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the dip in case numbers was a good sign, and urged residents to respect stay-at-home orders if they want any hope of emerging from lockdown on Friday.

Australian Associated Press

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