NSW Health records five new locally acquired coronavirus cases, with four being linked to a south-west Sydney childcare cluster.
NSW has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours, two of which are returned travellers in hotel quarantine.The fifth local case is a student from Oran Park High SchoolThe five locally acquired infections are all linked to known clusters or previous cases.
NSW Health says contact tracing is underway at the school and the campus will be cleaned over the weekend.
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