Investigations are continuing into two new coronavirus cases in the Wollongong local government area, announced Monday as part of the state's COVID update.
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According to NSW Health's heat map of COVID cases, the two local cases live in the 2530 postcode which includes several suburbs such as Dapto and Horsley.
An Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District spokeswoman said the cases remained under investigation.
"These cases are currently isolating at home and case investigations are continuing," she said.
"These cases are not associated with removalists who recently visited the Figtree area."
The spokeswoman said NSW Health would continue to update its list of venues of concern, as investigations continued.
However, the Illawarra Mercury understands several venues have been notified by NSW Health, including Wollongong Dermatology and Dapto Medical Doctors which have each left a recorded message for patients after being visited by a positive case.
In Kiama, the One Fitness gym in Shoalhaven Street has undergone a deep clean after a member was alerted by NSW Health that they were a close contact of a known COVID-19 case.
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"When a confirmed COVID-19 case attends a venue while possibly infectious, NSW Health carries out a risk assessment on that venue to determine whether other people may have been exposed and whether there is a public health risk," the ISLHD spokeswoman said.
Those who live or work in the Wollongong LGA are being asked to be especially vigilant for the onset of any cold-like symptoms, and if they appear, to be tested immediately and isolate until a negative result is received.
The spokeswoman thanked the community for already getting testing in high numbers, with more than 19,000 COVID-19 tests carried out in the Illawarra Shoalhaven last week.
"High testing numbers are vital in detecting cases of COVID-19 in order to prevent further transmission, and to keep our friends and families safe," she said.
"In samples collected on July 15, NSW Health's ongoing sewage surveillance program detected fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 in a number of catchments in Greater Sydney, including Wollongong and Port Kembla."
