Breaking: NSW has recorded 344 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths. Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed Dubbo will enter a snap one-week lockdown from 1pm. Follow our live coverage:
Greater Melbourne’s lockdown and stage four restrictions will remain in place for at least another seven days, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says.Of the 20 new locally acquired cases authorities reported today, 15 have been linked to current outbreaks and five are still under investigation.
Local health authorities uncovered positive cases who said they had attended a beach gathering had also visited a number of nightclubs last month, which has significantly expanded their contact tracing search. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Health Minister Brad Hazzard arrive for today’s coronavirus update.There were two deaths overnight: a man in his 30s from northern Sydney died in Northern Beaches Hospital and a man in his 90s from Sydney’s south-west died at Concord Hospital. The Premier said the man in his 30s had other health conditions.
“Deep cleaning was conducted immediately after the individual advised of a positive test result on Monday afternoon. Dubbo West Public School will be closed today after a member of the school community tested positive for COVID-19.Mr Saunders said the case had not travelled outside the Dubbo area in recent weeks, and that it was not known where transmission originated.
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