The cases identified on Sunday were a man from the southern part of the northern beaches who was a close contact of the Avalon cluster, which now numbers 150, and a woman and a man in their 30s who were close contacts of the Berala cluster, which now numbers 23.
The Chief Health Officer said she was pleased to see NSW record test numbers in excess of 23,000 on a weekend, calling for a fortnight of high testing numbers.
Advertisement I would like to see them sustained beyond that, but for the next 14 days it is critical that we mop up any unrecognised chains of transmission, she said, adding that people should not neglect social distancing, wearing masks and getting tested if they have the mildest of symptoms.