NSW recorded 18 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 4,717 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Of the 25 new cases to 8pm last night:
•Nine locally acquired cases are linked to the Avalon cluster. Eight of these cases were isolating for their full infectious period.
•Seven cases were acquired overseas and are in hotel quarantine.

•Six locally acquired cases, three adults and three children, all members of the same extended family, are linked to a cluster in Sydney’s Inner West whose source is still under investigation. One of these cases was first reported yesterday morning.

•Three further locally acquired cases are under investigation. Two cases, members of the same household, are from the Wollongong area and one is from northern Sydney. One of the cases from Wollongong and the northern Sydney case were first reported yesterday morning.

There were 17,267 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 16,329.

There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW many of which are open 7 days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others/clinics or contact your GP

With two locally acquired cases now linked to the Wollongong area, it is important for people who spent time in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region over the past two weeks to be alert for symptoms, and isolate immediately and get tested should any symptoms develop, no matter how mild

A full list of venues and public transport routes of concern throughout NSW, and the associated public health advice, is available from the NSW Government website at https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates.