An additional six cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed overnight bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 34.
| Confirmed cases | 34 |
| Cases under investigation | 545 |
| Cases tested and excluded | 6,217 |
These figures refer to people who are in NSW and have been investigated for or have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus (COVID -19).
The new cases include:
- a male in his 50s, who is a close contact of a previously confirmed case
- a male in his 40s, who is a family member of a previously confirmed case
- a female in her 40s, a family member of a previously confirmed case
- a female in her 40s, a close contact of a previously confirmed case
- a male in his 20s, a close contact of a previously confirmed case
- a male in his 70s, who returned from Italy and who exhibited symptoms a day after returning. NSW Health is contacting flight passengers on flight number QR908 which left Doha on 1 March.
Sydney Airport
Screening continues at Sydney International Airport. As at midnight 7 March, total of 23,814 passengers have been assessed, and a total of 77 were sent for testing.
NB: We will not be disclosing the hospital locations of patients under investigation for privacy reasons.