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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she cannot see Greater Sydney’s lockdown ending by the end of next week unless there is a dramatic drop in local COVID-19 case numbers.
The Premier foreshadowed the possible extension and announced new restrictions as the state recorded 44 new local COVID-19 cases on Friday.
Gladys Berejiklian on Friday.
Credit:Wolter Peeters
Of the new locally acquired cases, 35 are linked to a known case or cluster – 25 are household contacts and 10 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 9 cases remains under investigation.
Ten cases were in isolation throughout their infectious periods and eight cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Nineteen cases were infectious in the community and seven cases remain under investigation.