Maternity ward on alert as a new mum tests positive to Covid hours after giving birth – plunging staff into isolation
- A Sydney mother tested positive to Covid hours after giving birth at Auburn
- She and her baby were rushed to Westmead Hospital on Thursday evening
- It is not known if the baby tested positive, but hospital staff have tested negative
A maternity ward is on high alert after a new mum tested positive for Covid hours after giving birth.
It is understood the new woman tested positive at Auburn Hospital, in Sydney, then she and her baby were rushed to Westmead Hospital.
It is not yet known whether the newborn is infected with Covid.
A mother and her newborn baby are in Westmead hospital tonight after she tested positive for Covid hours after giving birth
The maternity ward at Auburn Hospital is being deep-cleaned while staff are being tested for Covid, 7news reported.
Staff will be monitored and tested every 72 hours as a precaution, but have so far returned negative results for Covid.
Neither the new mum or her baby are displaying any serious symptoms.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted NSW Health for comment.
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