October 6 COVID-19 testing data for Wide Bay
Up until 6 October, 29,469 COVID-19 tests have been taken at public and private testing sites across Wide Bay.
In the week from September 30 – October 6, some 652 COVID-19 tests took place across Wide Bay, including 413 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 23 to 30 | September 30 to October 6 |
Maryborough | 68 tests | 86 tests |
Hervey Bay | 201 tests | 225 tests |
Bundaberg | 111 tests | 102 tests |
Total | 380 tests | 413 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.
