This data includes confirmed COVID-19 cases only (based on location of usual residence). Cases without a valid NSW residential address are not shown. When a postcode of a case spans across more than one LGA, the case is counted under the LGA of the centroid of the postcode. LGA 2019 boundaries.
The case definition of a confirmed case is a person who tests positive to a validated specific SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test or has the virus identified by electron microscopy or viral culture, at a reference laboratory. The details on source of infection are subject to change as public health investigations and case interviews are ongoing.