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Of the 44 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 21 are from south-west Sydney, eight are from south-east Sydney and seven are from western Sydney. Transmission in these areas continues to be of great concern.
Four further cases have been recorded to 8pm last night linked to a gathering at the Meriton Suites Waterloo on Saturday 26 June. These cases were contacts of people who attended the gathering and bring the total number of cases linked to this venue to 25.
One new case to 8pm last night is a non-clinical staff member at Waratah Private Hospital in Hurstville who worked for two days while infectious, on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 July.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is imploring people to stay at home.
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It s the highest number of new infections the state has recorded in a 24-hour reporting period in 14 months.
The source of 12 of the infections remains under investigation.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said 11 of the new cases had been infectious for a number of days while out in the community. Those numbers are too high. We need to get those numbers down, Berejiklian said.
She implored Sydneysiders to stay at home. Please avoid contact with other households, please avoid visiting family and friends because you are not allowed to.
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