NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Five new cases were acquired overseas bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,031.
There were 15,534 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day's total of 6,825.
| Confirmed cases (including interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) | 5,031 |
| Deaths (in NSW from confirmed cases) | 56 |
| Total tests carried out | 5,128,965 |
NSW Health thanks the community for their excellent response in coming forward for testing and following public health advice.
Despite having no locally acquired cases for 52 days, with new cases being regularly detected among overseas arrivals, there is still a risk of COVID-19 spreading into the NSW community.
It is critical that everyone continues to practise COVID-safe behaviours and come forward for testing if they have even the mildest of symptoms.
NSW Health is treating 59 COVID-19 cases, one of whom is in intensive care but does not require a ventilator. Most cases (92 per cent) are being treated in non-acute, out-of-hospital care, including returned travellers in the Special Health Accommodation.
There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit
COVID-19 clinics or contact your GP.
Likely source of confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW
| Overseas | 5 | 32 | 2,854 |
| Interstate | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Locally acquired – linked to known case or cluster | 0 | 0 | 1,641 |
| Locally acquired – no links to known case or cluster | 0 | 0 | 446 |
| Locally acquired – investigation ongoing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Under initial investigation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*notified from 8pm 8 March 2021 to 8pm 9 March 2021
**from 3 March 2021 to 8pm 9 March 2021
Returned travellers in hotel quarantine to date
| Symptomatic travellers tested | 10,599 |
| Found positive | 203 |
| Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 2 | 82,099 |
| Found positive | 521 |
| Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 10 | 79,623 |
| Found positive | 182 |
| Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 12* | 14,059 |
| Found positive | 14 |
* Testing previously carried out on day 10 is now carried out on day 12.
