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NSW numbers creep back up
Unfortunately for New South Wales, numbers have not subsided with Premier Gladys Berejiklian announcing 136 new local cases at this morning’s press conference.
Of those 136, 53 cases were infectious out in the community.
“There is no doubt that the numbers are not going in the direction we were hoping they would at this stage. It is fairly apparent that we will not be close to zero next Friday,” Ms Berejiklian said.
The premier thanked the nearly 87,000 people who came forward to get tested.
The situation that currently exists in New South Wales is now regarded as a nation emergency, according to NSW chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant.
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NSW has been forced to seek urgent help from other states to boost its contact tracing capability, in a sign its COVID-19 tracking system is struggling to keep pace with the growing outbreak.
The state made an “open request” for assistance during a meeting of Australia’s federal and state chief medical officers on Friday, with the Commonwealth, South Australian and Western Australian governments all agreeing to help. Victoria knocked back the request, as it works to trace its own outbreak.
Gladys Berejiklian has toughened lockdown rules after a surge in new cases and exposure sites.
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NSW records 111 new COVID-19 cases, tougher restrictions imposed
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced drastic new lockdown measures as the state recorded triple figures on Saturday.
Crystal WuDigital Reporter
July 17, 2021 - 10:55AM
NSW has recorded 111 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, a stubborn number , according to the premier.
Of the 111 cases, at least 29 were infectious in the community. Unfortunately, this number is stubborn and it won t go down, Ms Berejiklian says. We have certainly prevented thousands and thousands of cases but we haven t managed to quash the curve.
One person - a man in his 80s from south-western Sydney - has died.