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New South Wales has recorded nine new Covid-19 cases - including a child - after almost 40,000 people were tested for the virus on Christmas Day.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said eight of the nine new infections reported on Saturday were linked to the Avalon cluster on Sydney s Northern Beaches. The ninth infection could be a false positive, she said.
Six of the eight cases on the Northern Beaches were in the same household and the other two had been identified as close contacts after the virus was previously transmitted in Paddington and at the Avalon Bowling Club. There are still concerns about the CBD and still concerns about people in the Northern Beaches who may unintentionally have spread the virus without knowing they have it, she said.
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Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley told reporters on Tuesday there were currently no exposure sites linked to the confirmed case from Sydney, who isolated with her parent on return to Victoria after visiting family interstate. The teenager s mother has tested negative to the virus. They have isolated when they returned to Victoria and as a result of the awareness of the situation in Sydney, the young person has sought testing, he said. So far, we have no reason to not believe the family, and they are solid citizens, they re doing the right thing.
The 15-year-old has visited a number of high-risk locations in the Northern Beaches, including Avalon RSL and Avalon Bowling Club. The family is currently isolating at home after the teenager returned a positive test on Monday, Mr Foley said.
Sydney s northern beaches cluster grows, as 15 new coronavirus infections recorded
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The coronavirus cluster on Sydney s northern beaches has grown to 83 cases, as record numbers of people come forward for testing in NSW.
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There were 15 new infections recorded yesterday half the number from the previous reporting period
However, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said it was too early to say whether that drop was a trend
She also said the situation was being reviewed hourly ahead of Christmas