The death toll from Sydney's latest COVID-19 outbreak has risen to 10 after two further deaths were reported on Monday afternoon.
The woman passed away at home in Pendle Hill, Sydney's west, on Monday afternoon, while the man died in Campbelltown Hospital, in the city's southwest, earlier in the day.
Police said in a statement officers were called to the Pendle Hill home about 12.50pm following a request from paramedics. Two deaths had been reported on Sunday - a woman in her late 30s from Sydney's CBD who died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and a woman in her 70s from the city's southwest who died at Campbelltown Hospital.Of the new locally acquired cases, 66 were linked to a known case or cluster with 57 being household contacts and nine identified as close contacts, with the source of infection for 79 cases under investigation.
"We hope to provide announcements or updates to the community in the next few days and I say to the community, please be assured that our mission is to keep the community as safe as possible," she said.The premier again implored residents to come forward for their coronavirus jab.
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