People from Greater Sydney breaching lockdown may be responsible for an outbreak at a gathering at Blacksmith Beach in Newcastle on Friday night. We believe there may have been people there from Greater Sydney and that s how it was introduced, Dr Chant said.
Lake Munmorah Public School on the Central Coast is closed today after students tested positive to COVID-19.(Nick Moir)
Dr Chant said the known cases in Newcastle did not explain the high levels of coronavirus detected in sewage in the Hunter region. Our cases does not fully explain the detections and so we don t want anyone to be complacent that we have got the full picture at this stage, she said.
Three schools across the Central Coast and Hunter region in New South Wales remain shut as residents prepare to enter a snap lockdown.
The NSW Government has announced a one-week lockdown for the Hunter and Upper Hunter region after five school students tested positive for COVID-19 .
The Hunter Valley, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie lockdown will start from 5pm today and run until midnight, Thursday, August 12.
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a one-week lockdown for the Hunter region.(Nine)
NSW Health officials are investigating how the Delta variant was transmitted to the Hunter regions and Central Coast.
NSW health authorities believe the Newcastle/Hunter infections can be linked to a gathering at Blacksmiths Beach on Friday night.