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Of the 79 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 52 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 11 are from Sydney LHD and 10 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD. Transmission in these areas continues to be of great concern.
Eleven further cases have been recorded to 8pm last night linked to a gathering at the Meriton Suites Waterloo on Saturday 26 June. This brings the total number of cases linked to this venue to 46, seven people who attended the gathering and 39 subsequent contacts.
The majority of the 77 new locally acquired cases reported today are linked to known cases and are particularly prominent among family members, friends and other close contacts, such as work colleagues.
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Of today’s 16 new locally acquired cases, 13 were in isolation throughout their infectious periods and one case was in isolation for part of their infectious period. Two cases were infectious in the community.
Three of today’s new cases – a woman in her 80s, a man in his 80s, and a man in his 90s – are residents of the SummitCare Baulkham Hills aged care facility.
All three are fully vaccinated, but out of an abundance of caution, they have been offered transfer to Westmead Hospital for observation. No further residents have tested positive to date.
These three cases were identified following investigation and testing of contacts of a previously reported case in a healthcare worker. Two of this person’s social contacts, who are aged care workers, became infected and worked at SummitCare Baulkham Hills while infectious.