News by Bella Fowler and Lauren McMah 28th Dec 2020 7:54 AM | Updated: 30th Dec 2020 10:16 AM New South Wales has recorded 18 new cases of coronavirus in the past day - a worrying surge in numbers compared to recent days - and a new cluster has been declared. Premier Gladys Berejiklian described an outbreak in Croydon in Sydney s inner-west as concerning , with six cases recorded so far. There have also been a further two infections in Wollongong, 120km south of Sydney. A series of mystery cases, the source of which can t be determined, continue to worry health authorities also. Ms Berejiklian pleaded for anyone in the state with even the mildest of symptoms to come forward for testing in a bid to get on top of the outbreak.
NSW COVID-19 contact tracers work to find missing link in mystery Belrose Hotel cases
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Contact tracers are so far unable to find links between three cases at the Belrose Hotel.
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Contact tracers are working around the clock in an attempt to find the missing link between positive cases that attended a pub on Sydney s northern beaches.
But so far other than the venue no clear link has been found between any of the cases.
Here s what we know so far.
Who are the cases?
A 20-year-old worker at the Belrose Hotel came forward on December 23 for testing as a precaution, but serological testing revealed he may have been infected as early as December 10.
Six of the new cases were confirmed as part of the Avalon cluster and the seventh was under investigation, but the person had attended the Belrose Hotel.