BALLARAT Health Services is working to adjust COVID-19 testing in the city in the wake of a statewide blitz.
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Testing for people without any symptoms has finished at the Morshead Park pop-up clinic.
More than 1200 people were screened at the soccer stadium in the six days from Tuesday amid a call out for workers unable to do their job from home, including baristas, supermarket workers, tradies and emergency services.
There were 354 tests conducted at the site on the Mother's Day weekend.
Over the past two weeks there has been 5,229 people tested across multiple BHS and UFS clinics and workplace mobile testing.
Not all results from these tests have yet been returned. However, there has not been an additional Ballarat case identified since April 1.
This push was to help health leaders in the city and state to better gauge potential community transmission in Ballarat and for the government's plans to ease restrictions.
Ballarat has had no new coronavirus cases confirmed for almost six weeks. New figures released last week showing one active case in Ballarat has since been changed to recovered but there has been no clarification to where this person was seeking treatment. The person was not actively treated by BHS last week.
BHS has confirmed it is working with the state health department on the next steps for COVID-19 testing.
For now, this will be for people with any cold and flu-like symptoms - including a runny nose and scratchy throat - at Lucas Community Centre. These tests are by appointment only, 4311 1571 or online here.
BHS thanks the community for its support during the fortnight-long blitz.
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