NSW records a new high of 825 COVID-19 cases and three deaths - Sydney Morning Herald

NSW has reported a record 825 new local cases of COVID-19 and three deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.

Of these locally acquired cases, 149 are linked to a known case or cluster – 116 are household contacts and 33 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 676 cases is under investigation.

Three people have died. A man in his 90s, a man in his 80s and a woman in her 80s. The two men were residents of Greenwood Aged Care in Normanhurst and had “significant” unrelated health issues.

The woman in her 90s was from south-west Sydney and died in Liverpool Hospital’s geriatric ward. She is the 10th death related to the outbreak in that ward, and the 68th death in total since June 16.

There are 516 people currently in hospital with COVID-19 in NSW, including 85 in intensive care, of whom 29 require ventilation.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian delivers the latest COVID-19 figures on Saturday.Credit:James Brickwood

Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Marianne Gale said of the 85 people in ICU, 76 are not vaccinated and the remaining patients have had one vaccine dose.

Residents of Maroubra, Malabar and Matraville in Sydney’s east have been asked to come forward for testing after 16 people tested positive to COVID-19 after attending a gathering last week.

Deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Marianne Gale said contacts of attendees have also tested positive after the gathering at Maroubra on August 14.

Other suburbs of concern for the state are in western Sydney and south-western Sydney, particularly Blacktown, Auburn, Greenacre, Yagoona, Guildford and Merrylands.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has issued a message to people who are flouting lockdown regulations in the state and “don’t seem to give a damn”.

“You are ransoming our future,” he said. “You are making sure that none of us can get back to a normal life.”

The state has recorded its fourth consecutive day of more than 600 new cases.

As NSW recorded 642 local cases on Friday, Ms Berejiklian announced sweeping new restrictions for Sydney, including a curfew for hotspot regions as well as mandatory outdoor masks for the entire city, stressing that the government had no measures left in reserve.

The four deaths included a woman in her 80s who was a resident at the Wyoming aged care facility, a man in his 70s who acquired his infection at St George Hospital, a man in his 80s who acquired his an infection at Nepean Hospital and a woman in her 80s from south-west Sydney.

Victoria has recorded 61 locally acquired new cases of COVID-19, as the state government prepares to implement a statewide lockdown and harsher restrictions to slow the spread of the worsening Delta outbreak.

Thirteen of the new infections are mystery cases and 22 were isolating during their entire infectious period. There were 45,670 tests.

Victoria’s Department of Health also stated that a further 16 cases had been uncovered with rapid testing and would be reported as part of Sunday’s numbers.

Across the Tasman Sea, New Zealand has recorded 21 new positive COVID-19 cases in the community. There are now 51 total cases associated with the Auckland outbreak.

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