What we know about the Croydon coronavirus cluster and what it means for Sydney

A new, unlinked cluster of COVID-19 cases in Sydney’s inner-west has health authorities bracing for an influx of new cases into the new year.

Six cases have emerged in the suburb of Croydon which have no connections to other known cases yet.

NSW Health contact tracers have been working day and night to trace their movements and dozens of close contacts have already been identified.

Here’s what we know about the unfolding situation.

Who are the new cases?

Three adults and three children from one extended family have tested positive to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

They live across three households, one in Croydon, another in Sydney’s inner-west and another in the city’s south-west.

The first case in the cluster was identified late on Monday…