The head of a Sydney aged care home says she is extremely disappointed after two further cases of COVID-19 were detected at the facility, one of whom has not been vaccinated against the virus.
There are now five positive cases of COVID-19 in residents at the SummitCare facility in Baulkham Hills after two more tested positive overnight. We didn t want to be the nursing home that had COVID come in, SummitCare chief operating officer Michelle Sloane said today.
Today s cases at the home are two women, both aged in their 70s, one of whom is vaccinated and one who is not, NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said.
3 NSW Aged Care Residents Are Asymptomatic After Catching Virus
Three aged care residents at a northwest Sydney facility have caught COVID-19 from an infected staff member but are asymptomatic and in good spirits, operators say.
SummitCare Baulkham Hills said in a statement on Sunday the residents were transferred to Westmead Hospital as a precautionary measure but are doing well.
A SummitCare spokesman has attributed the lack of symptoms to the effectiveness of the vaccines. “The fact that the affected residents are showing no symptoms at this stage shows their early vaccinations have worked,” he said.
Two of the three residents were fully vaccinated against the virus.
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Three aged care residents at a northwest Sydney facility have caught COVID-19 from an infected staff member and are among the 16 new local cases across NSW.
All three residents were fully vaccinated against the virus and the facility s operator says all are currently asymptomatic and in good spirits.
SummitCare Baulkham Hills said in a statement on Sunday the residents - a man in his 90s, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 80s - were transferred to Westmead Hospital as a precautionary measure but are doing well. The fact that the affected residents are showing no symptoms at this stage shows their early vaccinations have worked, a SummitCare spokesman said.
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Two-thirds of the staff at the Sydney aged care facility where there has been a COVID-19 outbreak remain unvaccinated, prompting calls for an urgent acceleration in the vaccine rollout for healthcare workers.
At least three aged care residents at SummitCare Baulkham Hills, located in northwest Sydney, caught COVID-19 from an infected staff member.
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All three residents reported to be positive on Sunday were fully vaccinated against the virus, and the facility s operator says all are currently asymptomatic and in good spirits.
The daughter of one of the residents who tested positive said her father is terrified and has not been receiving regular communications as staff have been instructed to maintain their distance.