Thousands of unlucky Sydneysiders will be spending Christmas in self isolation with more venues across the Harbour City added to the list of Covid hotspots.
While there were just eight new cases of community transmission on Wednesday leaving the door open for the traditional family get-together, urgent public health alerts were issued for a further dozens of venues and transport routes.
Anyone who attended the pubs, restaurants, footspas, gyms, hairdressers and more - while a positive case was there - is considered a close contact and is directed by New South Wales Health to immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days.
NSW COVID-19, Central Coast: 36 suburbs on high alert
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NSW Central Coast: 36 suburbs on high alert
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36 suburbs across New South Wales have been places on high alert after sewage surveillance detected traces of COVID-19 on the Central Coast.
The news comes after one case was recorded in the region following the Avalon cluster in Sydney earlier this week.
According to NSW chief health officer