Three children 122km from Sydney test positive to Covid shutting down two schools New South Wales

Three children 122km from Sydney test positive to Covid shutting down two schools and sending hundreds of staff and students into isolation and raising fears outbreak is loose in regional NSW

  • Three children at Lake Munmorah Public School have tested positive for Covid
  • The school is located 112kilometres north of Sydney near Central Coast
  • Lake Munmorah Public is in lockdown along with another school nearby  

Three children in a town 122kilometres from Sydney have tested positive for coronavirus raising fears of an outbreak spreading into regional New South Wales.

The students at Lake Munmorah Public School tested returned positive results overnight, sending two schools and hundreds of staff and kids into isolation. 

News of the cases has sent shockwaves through the coastal community located an hour and a half north of Sydney in between the Central Coast and Newcastle. 

Lake Munmorah Public lies on Carters Road, a street that has three other schools on it within close promixity – Lake Munmorah High, St Brigid’s Catholic College and St Brendan’s Lake Munmorah. 

Three students at Lake Munmorah Public School tested returned positive coronavirus results overnight, sending two schools and hundreds of staff and kids into isolation

There are growing fears the positive students could trigger a superspreader event through the four schools and into surrounding regional areas. 

‘The NSW Department of Education has been advised by NSW Health that two students at our school have tested positive for COVID-19,’ the school said in a statement.

‘Our school will be non-operational effective immediately for the on-site attendance of staff and visitors to allow time for contact tracing and cleaning.

‘All staff and students are asked to self-isolate until you receive further advice. 

‘The NSW Department of Education will continue to work closely with NSW Health to ensure the health and safety of all students and staff is maintained.

‘The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students is of paramount importance to us at all times. As such we will continue to work closely with NSW Health to ensure that all necessary health advice is adhered to.

‘While we recognise this will be disruptive and inconvenient for families, it is important that we follow NSW Health advice and take all necessary precautions to minimise the risk of further transmission to support our community.’ 



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