NSW in Australia has recorded 97 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases - a new record for the state.
People walk past a sign for a Covid-19 testing clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney 27 June, 2021.
Photo: AFP / Steven Saphore
More than 77,000 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours to 8pm last night.
NSW recorded 97 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. pic.twitter.com/FxVPjCCKee NSW Health (@NSWHealth) July 16, 2021
Meanwhile in Queensland, there is one new local case in home quarantine as the state declares Victoria a hotspot, meaning anyone from that state will need a travel exemption and have to quarantine for 14 days on arrival.
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