Gladys Berejiklian tightens restrictions in Greater Sydney as NSW records 44 new COVID cases
The premier suggested Greater Sydney s COVID lockdown would be extended beyond next Friday as NSW faces its biggest challenge since the beginning of the pandemic, with 44 new infections recorded.
Zoe ZaczekDigital Reporter
July 9, 2021 - 11:00AM
New South Wales has recorded 44 new coronavirus cases - the highest number of local infections in the state during the latest outbreak - as Premier Gladys Berejiklian tightened restrictions and a major police operation began in Sydney s south-west.
Ms Berejiklian on Friday said the numbers are going to go up in the next few days as 29 of the new cases were in the community while infectious.