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Participants in a cricket match at Ollie Webb Cricket Ground in Parramatta on 28 December, meanwhile, have been told to get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result - an augmentation of prior orders.
An alert on Wednesday was also issued saying Murugan Temple in Mays Hill was visited by a COVID-positive case on New Year s Day.
NSW Health is updating its list of exposure sites across the state here.
The caseload to 8pm on Wednesday came from almost 28,000 tests. Six COVID-19 cases were uncovered in hotel quarantine.
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NSW last recorded zero new local COVID-19 cases on Monday, which was the first zero-case tally in almost three weeks.
New South Wales records four new local cases of coronavirus including one mystery case - as thousands of fans are told not to attend the SCG tomorrow
18-year-old man drove from Berala to Orange, Nyngan and Broken Hill on road trip with friends over New Year
Thousands went to a BWS at Berala which was exposed to the virus from 22 December to 31 December
The cluster was sparked by a patient transport worker who caught the virus from returned overseas travellers
Masks are mandatory for the Australia-India Test match which will go ahead at the SCG on Thursday
Responding to a question about whether the upcoming cricket match should be called off due to virus transmission risks, Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the NSW government always sought to “strike the balance” when it came to COVID-19 decisions.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Mr Hazzard said “New South Wales has struck the leading balance in the country in terms of keeping open what is normalcy, but in a COVID environment".
“I think it's crucial that we remember the advice from Dr Chant that she has given us regularly, and that is that COVID could well be with us for a long, long while."
The Health Minister said cancelling the cricket test match “wouldn’t be productive” and could exacerbate mental health conditions.
“You have to think about people's mental health, the desire to get out there and have aspects of a normal life, recreational aspects, sport, they all give us a sense of wellbeing.”
Mr Hazzard said reports of “very
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