NSW records 136 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday. Chief health officer Kerry Chant says the situation in NSW, particularly in Sydney's south-west and western suburbs, is now regarded as a 'national emergency'.
NSW has recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases and another death linked to the growing outbreak.
Chief health officer Kerry Chant said the situation in NSW, particularly in Sydney's south-west and western suburbs, was now regarded as a "national emergency" and called on the federal government to refocus the national vaccination strategy. Of the new cases 77 were linked to a known case or cluster – 65 were household contacts and 12 were close contacts – and the source of infection for 59 cases was still under investigation.
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