At least 97 people have caught COVID-19 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party in Sydney, with at least 600 people identified as close contacts.
Source:At least 97 people have caught COVID-19 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party in Sydney, as NSW cases escalate to record levels.
It comes after a man was ordered to pay $10,000 after allegedly skipping self-isolation then going clubbing in Newcastle before testing positive. More than 200 people acquired the virus at a Wednesday night party at the Argyle House nightclub on Wharf Road.Health authorities have ordered the cancellation of a Newcastle music festival as the regional city becomes the epicentre of the Omicron-fuelled outbreak in NSW.
Separately, NSW Health has temporarily restricted visitors to healthcare facilities due to increasing transmission rates with the emergence of the Omicron variant. The record number of new cases were diagnosed from 143,938 tests in the 24 hours until 8pm on Wednesday.
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