NSW records 89 new cases, Deputy Premier says govt lost control of outbreak
NSW records 89 new cases, Deputy Premier says govt lost control of outbreak
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New South Wales has recorded 89 new community cases of Covid-19, taking Sydney s outbreak to a total of 767 injections.
Of today s cases, 75 are linked to a known case or cluster and 21 cases were infectious in the community.
A man in his 70s who lived in Sydney s eastern suburbs and was a confirmed Covid-19 case has died, NSW Health said.
There are currently 65 cases in hospital, with 21 in intensive care and four on ventilators.
Goya Dmytryshchak
A Maribyrnong apartment complex on Tuesday was in lockdown as authorities traced COVID-positive removalists from NSW.
Ariele Apartments at 7 Thomas Holmes Street was listed as a tier one exposure site on Monday night.
The health advice is that anyone who was in the residential part of the complex between 1pm and 11.59pm on Thursday, July 8 must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.
Anyone who entered the building from July 9 to 12 must also get tested and isolate until they test negative.
This includes anyone who accessed the residential foyer, stairwells, lift, residential floors and carpark.
Benjamin Millar
Two Ballan locations have been listed as tier one exposure sites after being visited by a COVID-positive removalist team from NSW.
People who visited the Mobil and McDonalds stores on the westbound side of the Western Freeway between 5pm and 7pm Thursday, July 8, have been ordered to get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from the exposure.
The exposure sites include the bathroom and shower facilities at the Mobil service station.
Victoria’s Covid commander Jeroen Weimar said on Tuesday that the removalist crew may not have adequately followed strict restrictions placed on them as part of their permit to enter Victoria.
13 July 2021 9:51am
Greater Sydney and the surrounds could remain in lockdown for weeks as authorities battle to deal with the dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases after 112 new NSW cases were reported on Monday, 84 in southwest Sydney.
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro warned “we haven’t hit the peak” and indicated that lockdown would be extended as people entered their third week of restrictions.
A joint NSW and federal government relief package to help people and businesses is set to be announced on Tuesday, with federal government COVID disaster weekly payments to reportedly rise to $600 a week, up from $500, for those who have lost 20 hours of work or more with JobKeeper-style payments expected for businesses.