Latest COVID-19 testing data for Wide Bay
Up until 9 September, 26,362 COVID-19 tests have been taken at public and private testing sites across Wide Bay.
This week Queensland reached the mark of a million COVID-19 tests being carried out across the state with the total standing at 1,001,084 at the close of clinics on 9 September.
In the week from September 3 – September 9, some 1,592 COVID-19 tests took place across Wide Bay, including 744 tests at our three WBHHS fever clinics at Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough.
High rates of COVID-19 testing are crucial to ensuring positive cases can be identified and isolated as quickly as possible, before they have the chance to unknowingly infect others around them.
Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service encourages people to attend our fever clinics and be tested for COVID-19 if they have even mild symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, fatigue, shortness of breath, or loss of taste or smell.
No fee and no referral are required.
Testing protects you, your loved ones and the community – especially our most vulnerable. So we urge our community: if you’ve got any symptoms, take the test and know for sure you’re COVID clear.
Aside from testing, we can all play a part by practising good hand hygiene, maintaining social distance and staying home if unwell.
COVID 19 tests at WBHHS fever clinics
Week | September 3 – September 9 | August 27-September 2 |
Maryborough | 145 tests | 237 tests |
Hervey Bay | 375 tests | 530 tests |
Bundaberg | 224 tests | 303 tests |
Total | 744 tests | 1070 tests |
Background information: WBHHS fever clinics
The Hervey Bay fever clinic is located at the council carpark adjacent to St Stephen’s Hospital corner of Nissen Street and Medical Place, Urraween, and is open from 7.30am to 5.30pm each day.
The Maryborough fever clinic is located at Maryborough Hospital with its entrance off Yaralla Street and is open from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
The Bundaberg clinic is located at the Recreation Precinct (AgroTrend Grounds), entry via Kendalls Road, Branyan, and is open from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
