Coronavirus: Anglicare says nursing home fallout will last 50 days after fourth death in Sydney

The chief executive of Anglicare says its highly likely the organisation will be dealing with the impacts of a coronavirus cluster at one of its Sydney nursing homes for around 50 days.

It follows the death of a fourth resident at the organisation's Newmarch House in western Sydney.

In a statement, Anglicare Sydney said it was saddened to report the death of the 79-year-old woman at Penrith's Newmarch House.

The organisation said while the woman had tested positive for COVID-19, she also suffered multiple serious health issues.

The cause of death is yet to be determined.

"I have talked directly to the immediate family of the resident and conveyed our sincerest condolences," Anglicare Sydney CEO Grant Millard said.

This follows the death of a 92-year-old woman on Tuesday at the facility, following the earlier deaths of a 93-year-old man and 94-year-old man and more than 40 staff and residents have tested positive to the virus since the outbreak earlier this month.

The outbreak has been traced to a nurse who worked without showing symptoms at the facility for six straight days earlier this month, before she tested positive herself.

More than 50 staff are in isolation, and the federal government has deployed an emergency team to help keep up the care of residents.

NSW's coronavirus death toll now stands at 34. Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Thursday for the second consecutive day, taking the state's toll to 2976 with 21 people in intensive care.

Anglicare on Thursday evening held an online resident and family meeting with representatives from NSW Health, the federal Department of Health, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner and the Older Persons Advocacy Network.

Following the meeting the organisation's chief executive Grant Millard flagged that it could be a long road ahead for Newmarch House.

"Given the experience from other aged care sites that have had an outbreak of COVID-19, it's very likely we will be dealing with this for around 50 days," Mr Millard said in a statement.

"I was very grateful to all experts who made the time to meet with family members tonight. We are all in this together and we are resolving this together."

With 55 Newmarch House staff in isolation, the federal government has activated a "surge workforce" including the deployment of an emergency response team at the facility.

Anglicare said it takes staff at least five times longer to deliver care to residents because of the need to dress in full personal protective equipment, continue strict hygiene, and maintain social isolation.

"We appreciate and understand why families are upset, frustrated, and disappointed," Mr Millard said.

Federal Aged Care and Senior Australians Minister Richard Colbeck on Thursday insisted Newmarch House staffing levels were almost restored and denied accusations the federal government had been slow to react to the outbreak.

"I would be very distressed if I had a relative in there," Mr Colbeck told 9News.

National Deputy Chief Health Officer Paul Kelly said unlimited workforce support had been offered to the facility. Strict isolation protocols are in place for its residents.

A staff member who worked for six consecutive days with mild symptoms, primarily a sore throat, introduced the virus to the facility earlier this month.

With AAP.

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