NSW records 16 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, some caught breaching lockdown rules Health authorities say some COVID cases have been caught breaching lockdown rules and are urging people not to "redouble that mistake" by lying to contact tracers. 4 July 2021 Authorities are warning people to "be open and honest" with contact tracers â even if they've breached lockdown rules â after NSW recorded 16 new local COVID-19 infections. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said most people were "doing the right thing" but contact tracers had discovered people flouting the rules. "We just want people to know that we would much rather you tell us the truth without consequence, so that we can actually find all those potential cases," the Premier said.