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2.05pm: Sydney Covid cases spike yet again, outbreak likely to ‘get worse’
New South Wales’ Covid-19 cluster has grown yet again, with a record 239 new community cases overnight.
Of those, 66 cases were infectious while in the community and the isolation status of 70 cases is under investigation. Two more deaths were also recorded.
State premier Gladys Berejiklian told media that the outbreak had likely not peaked. “Based on those numbers, we can only assume that things are likely to get worse before they get better given the quantum of people infectious in the community,” she said.