NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. One new overseas-acquired case was recorded in the same period,.
Locals in northern NSW were left waiting for hours in bitterly cold conditions on Thursday as COVID-19 testing queues blew out and nurses were stretched to their limit after a couple that that tested positive for coronavirus travelled through the state on their way to Queensland while potentially infectious.
Eight more venues across regional New South Wales have been put on alert after a coronavirus infected couple road tripped across the state before moving to Queensland.