A Sydney school student is among seven new coronavirus infections detected in New South Wales.
NSW Health confirmed on Sunday one is a returned traveller, five are linked to the CBD cluster and one has no known source.
St Paul's Catholic College in Greystanes is currently closed for deep cleaning after a student attended class while infected with the virus. Nearly 25,000 tests have been conducted in NSW in 24 hours. Image: News Corp Australia
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