NSW records 97 new community cases; lockdown extended 2 weeks NSW records 97 new community cases; lockdown extended 2 weeks Wed, 14 Jul 2021, 2:01PM Greater Sydney's lockdown will be extended by at least another two weeks after NSW recorded 97 new community Covid-19 cases today. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian had foreshadowed the extension was coming, saying this week it would be virtually "impossible" for the stay-at-home orders to be lifted at midnight this Friday as planned. Today's new cases bring the total number of infections in the Sydney outbreak to 864. Of the new cases, 60 were isolation throughout their infectious period, seven cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period and 24 were infectious in the community. The isolation status of six cases remains under investigation.