NSW records one new COVID-19 case NSW Health believe the one new locally acquired case reported on Saturday is linked to the Berala cluster but investigations are ongoing. Health by Emily Cosenza Health authorities are working to investigate how a western Sydney man contracted COVID-19. NSW Health's Dr Chatu Yapa said the infection is believed to be connected to the Berala BWS cluster but said investigations were still underway. The man's infection was the only locally acquired case reported on Saturday as well as 11 others found in returned Australians in hotel quarantine. The new cases bring the state's total number of confirmed cases to 4868, with 100 considered active and one person being treated in intensive care.