NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Five overseas-acquired cases were recorded in the same period. Two previously reported cases have been excluded after further investigation, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,414.
There were 11,219 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day's total of 13,773.
NSW Health administered 14,687 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, including 5,408 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 1,515,485 with 514,412 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 1,001,073 administered by the GP network and other providers to 11:59pm on Sunday 6 June 2021.
NSW Health was notified on Sunday evening that fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 were detected in the Castle Hill Sewage Network. This catchment includes about 8,400 people and takes sewage from the following suburbs: Glenhaven, Dural, Kenthurst, Kellyville, Castle Hill.
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. NSW Health is asking everyone in these areas to be especially vigilant in monitoring for symptoms, and if they appear get tested and isolate immediately until a negative result is received.
NSW Health also continues to ask anyone who lives in Gundagai, Goulburn, Jervis Bay, Huskisson, Hyams Beach or Vincentia, or has visited these areas since 19 May, to be especially vigilant for symptoms after four travellers who later tested positive for COVID-19 spent time there.
Please check the NSW Health website regularly as the health advice for venues may be updated. Some of the venues listed have surpassed 14 days since exposure, however, it is important that anyone who attended any of these venues follows the health advice provided.
Ongoing investigations by NSW Health into the movements of the cases has so far identified 232 people as close contacts. None have tested positive to date.
Anyone who has been in Melbourne recently is reminded to keep checking the list of venues of concern on the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services website. Further venues have been added, and this list may continue to be updated.
Anyone with even the mildest of cold-like symptoms is urged to come forward for testing immediately, and to 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 clinics or contact your GP.
NSW Health is treating 25 COVID-19 cases, none of whom are in intensive care. Most cases (92 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 6 June 2021 to 8pm 7 June 2021 **from 8pm 1 June 2021 to 8pm 7 June 2021
* Testing previously carried out on day 10 is now carried out on day 12.
*notified from 8pm 6 June 2021 to 8pm 7 June 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 with Dr Jeremy McAnulty
