St Vincent's College in Potts Point will be closed on Friday for cleaning and to allow health authorities to contact trace.
Another independent Catholic school in Sydney has been closed after a student tested positive to COVID-19 with nine new cases recorded across the state.
The outbreak has been linked to a nearby Opus Dei Catholic study centre, Eremeran, which is closed for cleaning after recently hosting five senior schoolgirls. People who attended the Catholic club at specified hours between the 7th and 10th of August are considered close contacts, and must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days.
The state on Thursday recorded its first death since 1 August after a Sydney woman in her 80s was linked to the Our Lady of Lebanon Church cluster.Meanwhile, NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay on Friday increased the pressure on the Berejiklian government to mandate masks on public transport. She urged people in southwest and western Sydney, which are linked to several clusters, to come forward for testing and to maintain social distancing.
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