Seven new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 3,953.
There were 24,760 tests reported in the 24-hour reporting period, compared with 20,852 in the previous 24 hours.
Of the seven new cases to 8pm last night:
One new case is a student who attends St Pauls Catholic College Greystanes. They had been identified as a close contact and were in self-isolation.
Two new cases are linked to Concord Hospital, including one staff member and one close contact of a previous case. The staff member had been identified as a close contact of a previous case at the hospital and was in isolation. There are now 14 people associated with Concord and Liverpool Emergency Departments who have tested positive for COVID-19, including nine healthcare workers. Investigations into the source of these infections are ongoing.
Two new cases are from South Eastern Sydney, who both reported visiting the Eastern Suburbs Legion Club at Waverley.
A case from South Eastern Sydney reported yesterday as being under investigation also attended the Eastern Suburbs Legion Club. One of the three cases attended the Legion Club on a number of occasions while infectious, and NSW Health is working with the club to identify members who attended at the same times. Contact tracing and investigations into the source of the original infection are under way.
Anyone who attended the Legion Club on the following days and times are now considered to be a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result:
In addition, NSW Health is investigating whether someone at the club on the evening of Friday, 28 August may be the source for cases associated with the club. No known cases were infectious while at the club that evening, however anyone who attended the Legion Club between 5pm and 6.30pm on Friday, 28 August must immediately get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
Locations linked to known cases, advice on testing and isolation, and areas identified for increased testing can be found at NSW Government - Latest new and updates.
NSW Health is treating 86 COVID-19 cases, including six in intensive care, four of whom are being ventilated. Eighty-three per cent of cases being treated by NSW Health are in non-acute, out-of-hospital care.
COVID-19 continues to circulate in the community and we must all be vigilant. To help stop the spread of COVID-19:
A full list of COVID-19 testing clinics is available or people can visit their GP.
Counts reported for a particular day may vary over time with ongoing enhanced surveillance activities.
Video update with Dr Jeremy McAnulty - 10 September 2020
