NSW recorded 319 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Of these locally acquired cases, 125 are linked to a known case or cluster – 108 are household contacts and 17 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 194 cases is under investigation.
138 were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 32 were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Fifty-one cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 98 cases remains under investigation.
Two new cases were acquired overseas in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic is 10,478. Sadly, NSW Health has been notified of the deaths of five people who had COVID-19.
Of the 319 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 112 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 98 are from Western Sydney LHD, 57 are from Sydney LHD, 23 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 20 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, seven are from Northern Sydney LHD, two are from Hunter New England LHD.
Today, NSW Health can confirm four new cases of COVID-19 in the Newcastle area, bringing the number of cases in the area to eleven. Two of the four new cases are linked to previously announced cases and the source for two cases remains under investigation.
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