Health authorities in NSW have confirmed eight new coronavirus infections, as the state eases its social-distancing restrictions today.
Key points:
- There have now been 3,071 confirmed cases of coronavirus in NSW and 47 deaths
- Five of the eight new cases were acquired from known sources or close contacts
- The Premier has told people not to take public transport at peak times
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said 12,212 people were tested for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday, and described that as "an outstanding result".
It's the largest number of new infections since nine were recorded on May 5.
It's the second highest number of people tested in a day in NSW.
From today, up to 10 people will be allowed into pubs and clubs across NSW as the first stage of coronavirus restrictions are eased.
Deputy Police Commissioner Gary Worboys said police would respond to any allegations of breaches but said his officers would not be counting patrons at individual establishments.
"The responsibility rests, not on the police to check, but on people to actually take accountability for their own behaviours," he said.
"If we want to move forward as a state, we need to take accountability for our own behaviours and make good choices, good decisions.
"But where people walk outside of those boundaries police will take action."
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the number of passengers using public transport had increased over the past week and said the state's buses and trains were at capacity in terms of social distancing.
"We don't want anymore people at this stage catching public transport in the peak," she said.
"If you're not already on the bus or the train in the morning, do not catch public transport in the peak.
"We know overseas public transport unfortunately was the main reason the disease spread."
NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said one of the eight cases was an overseas traveller who flew into Sydney from Brisbane on a Qantas flight on Tuesday, after completing a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
"We are going to be doing contact tracing on the flight, because we do believe they [the man] were infectious on the flight," Dr Chant said.
"NSW is alerting all passengers who were in close contact on the flight to monitor for symptoms."
The man was on QF 537 which landed in Sydney from Brisbane around 4:05pm on May 12.
Dr Chant said three of the eight confirmed cases were locally acquired, in Dover Heights, Bondi and Penrith.
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