A man in his 50s tested positive to the virus on Wednesday but contact tracers have still not determined how he contracted the virus. The man lives in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, had not travelled overseas and does not work in a hotel quarantine, border or health role.
The man’s wife tested positive on Thursday but nine other close contacts have not tested positive as of Friday morning.
Sewage testing also revealed on Thursday that there were fragments of the virus in Sydney’s inner west, in a catchment area covering Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Summer Hill, Lewisham, Ashfield, Haberfield, Petersham, Lilyfield and Leichhardt.