69-year-old man dead, 49 new cases of coronavirus in NSW
A 69-year-old man has died from coronavirus overnight, as NSW recorded another 49 cases of the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 2,822.Health authorities remained focussed on locally-acquired coronavirus casesHealth Minister Brad Hazzard said the man died in a Newcastle hospital, bringing the total coronavirus death toll in NSW to 22."These are people whose families will be missing them today," he said.
"On behalf of all of the community of New South Wales, and on behalf of the Government and all involved, our sincerest sympathies are with your family."NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the 69-year-old man"acquired the disease locally, probably during a recent trip interstate... to Queensland".
"We'll have a long journey with this virus, and we have to continue to have high rates of testing, stamp on it, and to take local action around the isolation of those cases and the quarantining of their contacts," she said. Widespread coronavirus testing in NSW has seen a total of 4,444 tests done, with 538 tests completed in the 24 hours to 8:00pm.
Dr Chant said test results could be returned in the Sydney metropolitan area within 24 hours, but issues remained with testing in regional and rural areas due to the time required to transport specimens to the city.
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