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Seven new NSW local COVID-19 cases, as authorities appeal for people to keep testing numbers up
NSW has recorded seven new local cases of COVID-19 — all linked to the northern beaches outbreak.
Key points:
- Authorities are urging people to stick to the 14-day isolation, with cases developing around day 10 or 11
- The Avalon cluster has reached 122 confirmed COVID-19 cases
- NSW Health has conducted 4,010,715 tests since the start of the pandemic
Premier Gladys Berejiklian is urging people to continue to come forward for testing after numbers dropped to 24,000 in the latest reporting period.
The previous period saw 39,133 tests during a week of record-testing levels.
NSW has now reached more than 4 million tests since the coronavirus outbreak began.
Ms Berejiklian said six cases had been confirmed as part of the Avalon cluster, five of whom…
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