Tenants at 17-19 James Street, Windale - where one resident was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 earlier this week - underwent a second round of testing on Friday and will remain in isolation, a spokesperson for the organisation that manages the premises has said.
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The public health unit has advised all tenants that isolation will continue until further notice, and a third round of testing will be conducted on Monday. When Monday's testing results have been received, a further review will take place.
Today's COVID case numbers: Latest updates on NSW COVID situation, Saturday, August 28
The tenant confirmed as a positive case of COVID-19 continues to be supported off-site and remains in contact with the Wesley Community Housing team.
The focus remains on the health response, and the public health unit endeavours only to keep people in isolation for as long as is absolutely essential, the spokesperson for Wesley Mission said in a statement on Saturday.
"As isolation continues, this comes with an increased sense of uncertainty for some tenants. People are generally coping well and sharing their needs willingly. Wesley Mission is working closely with the public health unit to facilitate individual requests promptly, and we want to thank tenants for their patience and collaboration," Wesley Mission CEO, Rev Stu Cameron said.
"Daily welfare checks and calls from chaplains continue to individual tenants. Private security arranged as part of the health response is in place to make sure that no one other than official interagency support workers carrying out the health response, who are suitably protected, have access to the units."
Near 30 tenants of the Windale unit complex returned negative results from testing conducted earlier this week, after a 52-year-old resident travelled to Blacktown to visit and stay with a friend.
The man was issued a $1000 Penalty Infringement Notice (PIN) on Sunday and directed not to leave his apartment. He was then advised he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night.
Police said they attended the Windale apartment complex for a welfare check about 9.45am Tuesday, and the man's condition had deteriorated, so he was taken to hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile, a pop-up testing clinic will be operating at Windale this weekend at the Purple House, on the corner of South and Lake streets, between the hours of 8am and 4pm.
