Lake Munmorah Public, Morisset High, Maitland Christian School students test positive to COVID-19
Hundreds of students and staff from a Central Coast school and Hunter region schools have been forced into isolation after multiple children and teenagers tested positive to COVID-19 overnight.
David WuDigital Reporter
August 5, 2021 - 7:20AM
Hundreds of students, parents and staff from a Central Coast School are on alert after two children tested positive to COVID-19.
NSW Health advised NSW Department of Education late Wednesday night that students from Lake Munmorah Public School will need to isolate until further notice.
Principal Narelle Baldwin notified families through the school s official Facebook page.
NSW Health announce Sydney man in 20s, woman in 80s dies from COVID-19
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is warning residents to reflect on how lethal the Delta variant of COVID-19 is after a Sydney man in his 20s died overnight.
Crystal WuDigital Reporter
August 4, 2021 - 11:13AM
A Sydney man in his 20s and a woman in her 80s passed away from COVID-19 overnight, reinforcing how lethal the Delta variant of COVID-19 is.
The south-west Sydney man died at his home on Tuesday after his health suddenly deteriorated . Unfortunately the gentleman wasn t vaccinated, hadn t had any dose of the vaccine, Ms Berejiklian said. As we understand, the death happened quite suddenly.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns COVID-19 Delta cases in NSW will get worse
Premier Gladys Berejiklian believes case numbers in New South Wales have not reached its peak as the state recorded it s second highest daily number of infections since the beginning of the pandemic.
David WuDigital Reporter
August 4, 2021 - 1:05PM
The outbreak in New South Wales seems far from over after Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned Greater Sydney residents case numbers have not reached its peak .
She was quizzed by reporters on why infection numbers remained consistently high despite being in lockdown for the last six weeks. We know from the Delta strain overseas jurisdictions the size of New South Wales that started off with the same number of cases we did are now having daily rates in their thousands, she said during the daily press conference.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns COVID cases will bounce around as NSW records 170 new infections
Gladys Berejiklian expects coronavirus figures to climb again over the weekend - due to the number of cases infectious in the community and the record high on Thursday - as she announced 170 infections on Friday.
Zoe ZaczekDigital Reporter
July 30, 2021 - 10:30AM
New South Wales has recorded 170 new coronavirus cases on Friday, including at least 42 infectious in the community, down from a record-breaking 239 on Thursday.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she is expecting to see the numbers bounce around due to the number of cases infectious in the community.
Gladys Berejiklian announces record 239 coronavirus cases in NSW, two additional deaths
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has again tightened restrictions for residents in eight heavy-hit LGAs as her state recorded 239 COVID cases, a massive jump from the 177 infections seen on Wednesday.
Zoe ZaczekDigital Reporter
July 29, 2021 - 10:30AM
New South Wales has recorded a staggering 239 new coronavirus cases, including 66 infectious in the community, and two additional deaths on a third consecutive record-breaking day.
The fresh local infections on Thursday mark the first time daily numbers have hit 200 amid the state’s latest outbreak of the highly contagious Delta strain.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned things are likely to get worse before they get better due to the high number of cases infectious in the community.