Five of the six new cases are overseas travellers in hotel quarantine. 9News
"While the number of locally acquired cases has been low in the last few days, the virus is still circulating in the community," Dr Jeremy McAnulty said.
"As such, the risk of outbreaks and a resurgence of cases remains and it is vital anyone who has even mild symptoms are tested for the virus."New South Wales is slowly beginning to ease restrictions as a result of declining case numbers. The state's Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, yesterday announced the border region between NSW and Victoria would be expanded to include some areas around Pleasant Hills, Lockhart, Benalla, Bright and Mount Beauty.
"Any person with an existing border region permit will be able to take advantage of these changes, which we hope will make day to day life a lot easier for border communities," NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said. You can get up-to-date information from the Federal Government's Coronavirus Australia app, available on the
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