A pizza store and high school have been identified as possible exposure sites, following three local cases of COVID-19 in recent days.
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Late on Sunday, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall posted on social media that Dominos Pizza in East Armidale had been added to venues of concern or possible exposure sites.
It joins Armidale Secondary College and the train service to Armidale on July 29 as places Mr Marshall said NSW Health contract tracing teams had identified.
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For all three sites, the NSW Health contact tracing teams identified and notified all the close contact individuals. These close contacts are now in their 14-day isolation and are being tested, Mr Marshall said.
While the high school and pizza store had not been listed on the NSW Health website late on Sunday, Mr Marshall wrote that he was waiting for that to be updated.
"Well done to everyone in the Armidale/Guyra region! It's been another massive day of testing, with close to 1200 people coming forward," Mr Marshall posted.
"There are no additional cases, which means we still have three active COVID cases, all in Armidale, all from the same household and all in isolation."
Health Minister Brad Hazzard announced on Saturday morning that Armidale had recorded two confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The train ran from 11:40am to 5.30pm. Anyone who rode on that train service is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days since they were there, even if the test is negative.
A third case was announced on Sunday morning, from the same household as the first two cases.
Armidale schools are now among dozens of local services closed as part of the snap lockdown designed to choke out a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in the city.
Sporting competitions were suspended on the weekend, and Woolworth's local supermarket announced it would be imposing limits on toilet paper purchases.
Three testing clinics are now open every day in Armidale, with extended hours. Details are:
- Armidale Hospital drive-through clinic is open 9am to 5pm. Please phone 0427 923 080 for an appointment.
- Laverty Pathology drive-through clinic at the Armidale Airport is open 9am to 4pm. No appointment is required.
- Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology walk-in clinic in Rusden Street, is open 9am to 4pm, and no appointment is required.
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