NSW Health has recorded another 18 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total to 327.
NSW recorded 18 new locally acquired cases of #COVID19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Of these locally acquired cases, 16 are linked to a known case or cluster – nine are household contacts – and the source of infection for two cases remain under investigation. pic.twitter.com/apOPenadHa
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) July 6, 2021
Of today’s 18 new locally acquired cases, 11 were in isolation throughout their infectious periods and five cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Two cases were infectious in the community.
There are now 255 cases directly linked to known cases in the Bondi cluster.
There are currently 26 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with six people in intensive care, two of whom require ventilation.
The next chart plots NSW’s current outbreak against the prior two episodes:
Still rising fast.
At this stage, it looks unlikely that the lockdown will end as planned this week.
Elsewhere, QLD reported only 1 new local COVID infection taking its active case tally to 28.
