NSW recorded 863 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8 pm last night.
Two new cases were acquired overseas, one new case was acquired interstate, and 14 previously reported cases have been excluded following further investigation. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic is 60,372.
Sadly, NSW Health is today reporting the deaths of seven people with COVID-19 – four women and three men.
One person was in their 40s, one person was in their 50s, two people were in their 70s, two people were in their 80s and one person was in their 90s.
Of the 863 locally acquired cases reported to 8 pm last night, 241 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 161 are from Western Sydney LHD, 98 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 80 are from Sydney LHD, 63 are from Hunter New England LHD, 62 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 53 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 31 are from Northern Sydney LHD, 29 are from Central Coast LHD, 21 are from Western NSW LHD, 14 are from Southern NSW LHD, five are from Far West LHD, three are in correctional settings, and two cases are yet to be assigned to an LHD.
Please check the NSW Government website regularly, and follow the relevant health advice if you have attended a venue of concern or travelled on a public transport route at the same time as a confirmed case of COVID-19. This list is being updated regularly as case investigations proceed.
Source: NSW Health
