NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

Six cases were reported in overseas travellers. This brings the total number of cases in NSW since the start of the pandemic to 4,450.

The Public Health (COVID-19 Border Control – South Australia) Order 2020 has been repealed, effective Sunday, 13 December.

This removes all border restrictions or requirements relating to people entering NSW from SA, including the need to fill out a declaration on arrival.

NSW Health is treating 83 COVID-19 cases, none of whom are in intensive care. Most cases (95 per cent) are being treated in non-acute, out-of-hospital care, including returned travellers in the Special Health Accommodation.

There were 10,214 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with 11,622 in the previous 24 hours.

Testing numbers are falling again, which is a concern. With restrictions eased, borders having reopened and Christmas just two weeks away, it is important that we do not drop our guard against the virus.

Please come forward for testing immediately even if you have only mild symptoms. Don’t wait until Monday to see if your runny nose or sore throat goes away.

NSW Health continues to urge people in the Batemans Bay and south-western Sydney areas to come forward for testing if they have any symptoms after fragments of the virus that causes COVID 19 were detected at the Batemans Bay and Liverpool sewage treatment plants.

The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in sewage may reflect the presence of people who have recovered from COVID-19 such as people released from hotel isolation returning to their place of residence.

However, NSW Health remains concerned there could be other active cases in the local community in people who have not been tested and who might incorrectly assume their symptoms are just a cold.

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.