NSW Health has been notified of a number of new venues in south-western Sydney, and one in Wollongong, which have been visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Anyone who visited any of the following venues at the listed times should monitor for symptoms and if they occur get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result:
| Venue | Suburb | Address | Date and time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chullora | Chullora Fish Market | Shop 6A, 355-357 Waterloo Rd, Chullora | Wednesday 23 December6.40am – 7.10am |
| Liverpool | Liverpool Westfield | Macquarie Street, Liverpool | Wednesday 23 December1pm – 3pm |
| Belfield | Mancini’s Pizza @ Belfield | 21 Burwood Road, Belfield | Thursday 24 December7pm – 7.15pm |
| Greenacre | 7 Eleven | 301-305 Hume Highway, Greenacre | Saturday 26 December4.30pm – 5pm |
| Shellharbour | Myer Stockland Shellharbour | 211 Lake Entrance Road, Shellharbour | Sunday 27 December12pm – 12.40pm |
| Figtree | Coles Figtree Grove Shopping Centre | 19 Princes Highway, Figtree | Monday 28 December4.45pm – 5.20pm |
“NSW Health urges anyone in NSW with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until they receive a negative result,” the health authority said in a statement today.
NSW recorded 10 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, with an additional seven cases in returned travellers in hotel quarantine. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in NSW to 4,734 since the beginning of the pandemic.
There were 27,894 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 17,267.
“NSW Health thanks the community for coming forward and urges people to continue to do so in the days ahead.”
Of the 17 new cases to 8pm last night:
- Five locally acquired cases are linked to the Avalon cluster and are close contacts of previous cases. This cluster now numbers 144.
- Three locally acquired cases are linked to the Inner West cluster, the source of which is still under investigation. These cases were close contacts of cases reported yesterday and there are now nine cases in this cluster.
- One locally acquired case is a close contact of one of the two patient transport drivers reported previously.
- One further case, from western Sydney, is under investigation.
- Seven cases were acquired overseas and are in hotel quarantine.
“The five cases linked to the Avalon cluster today include two cases who are close contacts of a person from northern Sydney, who was reported yesterday and is now linked to this cluster, along with his two close contacts reported today,” NSW Health said.
“The case from northern Sydney was at Pittwater Place in Mona Vale for work purposes between 13 and 19 December. Investigations continue into the source of the Avalon cluster.”
