Hunter New England Health is providing care and support to another four people who have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
They are:
- A man in his 30s who recently returned from the US
- A woman in her 70s who recently returned from Europe via Qatar
- A man and woman in their 30s who attended a wedding on the South Coast where a confirmed case was present.
The total number of cases in the health district as of Wednesday afternoon was 11.
Hunter New England Health is contacting close contacts of the four new cases. They have been asked to self-isolate for 14 days from last contact.
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