NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Three new cases were acquired overseas in the same period, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,390.
There were 17,593 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day's total of 15,379.
NSW Health administered its highest-ever number of vaccines in one day, giving 13,588 COVID-19 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, including 5,163 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 1,212,273, with 397,644 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 814,629 administered by Commonwealth Government providers, including GPs, to 11.59pm on Wednesday 26 May.
As announced yesterday, anyone who has arrived in NSW from Victoria since 4pm yesterday (Thursday 27 May) must remain at their home or place of residence in NSW for the seven-day duration of the Victorian measures.
People are only permitted to leave their places of residence for limited reasons, including shopping for essential items, medical care including COVID-19 vaccinations, caregiving, outdoor exercise, and essential work or education, if you cannot do it from home.
People subject to the stay-at-home measures in Victoria should not be travelling to NSW unless they are permitted to do so.
NSW residents in border communities have different requirements, recognising the daily interaction of residents in these communities with regional Victoria.
For NSW residents living along the Victorian border, the seven-day stay-at-home requirement only applies to people who have been outside the border region in Victoria since 4pm yesterday. The border communities are defined by the map which was used for the previous 'bubble' arrangements.
Anyone arriving in NSW by air, rail or road from Victoria (except those travelling within the defined border region) must complete a travel declaration that confirms they have not attended any of the growing number of venues of concern. Anyone who has attended a venue of concern must not travel to NSW; instead, they should follow the health advice on the Victorian Health website.
The declaration form is available on the Service NSW website, and can be completed in the 24-hour period before entering NSW or on arrival. The information gathered via the travel declarations is vital in allowing NSW Health to contact travellers if necessary.
NSW Health continues to closely monitor the situation in Victoria as local health authorities investigate the COVID-19 cases detected in the Greater Melbourne community.
NSW Health continues to urge people have been in Victoria since 12 May to check the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services website regularly to see if they have visited any of the growing number of venues of concern, and if so, immediately follow the relevant public health advice.
If you attended any of the venues identified at the times listed, please contact NSW Health immediately on 1800 943 553.
NSW Health is grateful for those contacts who have contacted us so far. Twenty-eight close contacts in NSW who attended venues of concern in Victoria have returned negative results. These people will continue to isolate for 14 days from their exposure date and will be tested again before the end of their isolation period.
NSW strongly advises against all non-essential travel to Victoria at this time. People who do choose to travel will be required to follow the Victorian stay-at-home requirements on their return to NSW.
Fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been detected at a sewage network site at Homebush.
This catchment area includes about 40,500 people and takes sewage from the suburbs of Homebush West, Strathfield, Concord West, Sydney Olympic Park, Wentworth Point, Newington, Lidcombe, Homebush, Silverwater, Petersham, Liberty Grove, Rhodes, North Strathfield and Concord.
NSW Health is aware of recent COVID-19 cases in returned overseas travellers, who have left hotel quarantine and live in this catchment. People who have recently recovered from COVID-19 can continue to shed virus fragments into the sewerage system for several weeks even after they are no longer infectious.
Nonetheless, NSW Health is asking everyone in the area to be vigilant in monitoring for symptoms, and if they appear get tested and isolate immediately until they receive a negative result.
NSW Health urges everyone to continue to take practical measures to stay COVID-safe, including practising good hand hygiene, and always using QR codes to check in to and out of venues. NSW Health continues to recommend masks be worn in any situation where physical distancing is not possible, such as on public transport.
Anyone experiencing even the mildest of cold-like symptoms should come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until a negative result is received.
There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. To find your nearest clinic, visit COVID-19 testing clinics or contact your GP.
NSW Health is treating 34 COVID-19 cases, one of whom is in intensive care. Most cases (91 per cent) are being treated in non-acute, out-of-hospital care, including returned travellers in the Special Health Accommodation.
Note: Case counts reported for a particular day may vary over time due to ongoing investigations and case review.
*notified from 8pm 26 May 2021 to 8pm 27 May 2021 **from 8pm 21 May 2021 to 8pm 27 May 2021
* Testing previously carried out on day 10 is now carried out on day 12.
*notified from 26 May 2021 to 8pm 27 May 2021
Note: NSW Health’s vaccination clinics generally operate Monday to Friday. Therefore, there may be limited or no vaccines administered on weekend days and public holidays due to planned closures.
Video update - Friday 28 May 2021
