A CONFIRMED covid case in Goulburn has been linked to one of the ACT exposure sites, according to the Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD).

In a statement released today (August 18), SNSWLHD revealed that the confirmed case works in the ACT but has a residential address in Goulburn.

The individual was not active in the community for any portion of the infectious period, and there are no public exposure sites related to this case.

A small number of close contacts have been identified and are in isolation, with follow up completed and testing underway.

Additional testing capacity has been set up in Goulburn from Wednesday afternoon at the Goulburn Hospital COVID testing clinic.

Southern NSW Local Health District is urging anyone feeling unwell – even with the mildest of symptoms such as a runny nose, scratchy or sore throat, cough, fever, shortness of breath, headache, tiredness, loss of taste or smell, nausea, diarrhoea or muscle aches – to self-isolate and seek COVID-19 testing.