The south-west Sydney cluster is a more infectious form of the virus than previously seen, NSW's Chief Health Officer says, as that state recorded 15 new cases of COVID-19.
, the highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic. Of the cases, 28 are connected to known outbreaks and 289 are under investigation. Two men in their 80s died, taking the state’s death toll to 29.
Dr Chant said on Thursday that authorities were working to track whether the state's three cases with unknown origin were at any of the venues now linked with the Casula outbreak. Ten of the cases confirmed on Thursday were in the official reporting period of the 24 hours to 8pm Wednesday, and included four people in hotel quarantine. Five other cases were confirmed after that reporting period.
“The person was wearing a surgical mask and was self isolating, but we are doing contact tracing in relation to that flight,” Dr Chant said, adding that person was screened at Ballina airport and later developed symptoms.NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant provides a COVID-19 update on Thursday.One of those cases was in a man in his 30s who had been to Casula's Planet Fitness gym.
Dr Chant said people needed to be aware their household contacts and social networks were the groups most likely to infect you. "It gives you very little time for the contact tracers, because you've got to get your cases diagnosed and then you've got to lock down those contacts," Dr Chant said.
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