Supermarkets, department stores and public transport routes have been added to NSW’s COVID-19 release list, as the state records five new local cases.
New COVID Cases
There were five new infections, and one person died of COVID-19, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Monday.
“All (new cases) are on the north beaches and all of them are obviously associated with the Avalon cluster,” said Ms Berejiklian.
A cluster of northern beaches, with the town of Avalon as the epicenter, now has 126 associated cases.
There were also nine recorded cases of hotel quarantine in the 24-hour period from 8pm on Sunday.
NSW Health released venues and public transport routes used by confirmed coronavirus cases, with anyone who visited the venues considered a casual contact who should monitor for even the mildest symptoms.
If they appear, the person must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received.
The Added Locations
Locations include:
BONDI BEACH: Woolworths Metro, 184 Campbell Pde, Sunday December 20 – 5pm to 6pm
EDGECLIFF: Coles, New South Head Rd and Ocean Ave, Sunday December 20 – 7pm – 7.30pm
SYDNEY: Kinokuniya Sydney, 500 George St, Sunday December 20 – 3pm – 3.45pm
SYDNEY: David Jones, 86-108 Castlereagh St, Sunday December 20 – 2.10pm-2.45pm
SYDNEY: Uniqlo, MidCity Centre, Level 1, 197 Pitt Street Mall, Sunday December 20 – 4pm- 4.15pm
Anyone who took any of the following public transport routes is also considered a casual contact:
Route 333: Monday 21 December, 7.30pm-7.45pm, Bondi Junction Station to Bondi Beach, Campbell Pde, Stand C
Route 333: Tuesday 22 December, 9.45am-10am, Bondi Beach, Campbell Pde, Stand A to Bondi Junction Station
Route 333: Wednesday 23 December, 9am-10am, Bondi Beach, Campbell Pde, Stand A to Taylor Square, Oxford St, Stand A
Route 333: Wednesday 23 December, 10.40am-11.40am, Taylor Square, Oxford St, Stand D to Bondi Beach, Campbell Pde, Stand C
Trains
T1 North Shore Line: Wednesday, 16 December 1pm-1.09pm, North Sydney to Wynyard
T1 North Shore Line: Wednesday, 16 December, 8.16am-9.05am, Waitara to Wynyard
T1 North Shore Line: Wednesday, 16 December, 4.52pm-5.31pm, Wynyard to Waitara
T1 North Shore Line: Thursday, 17 December, 8.17am-9.01am, Waitara to Wynyard
T1 North Shore Line: Thursday, 17 December, 6.40pm-7.22pm, Wynyard to Waitara
Monday, 21 December, 7pm-7.30pm, Redfern via Town Hall to Bondi Junction
Tuesday, 22 December, 10.05am-10.35am, Bondi Junction via Town Hall to Redfern
INSW Health has also reported that the death toll from the disease has risen.
COVID Deaths
“Sadly, a man in his 70s died earlier this week from respiratory problems following the COVID-19 infection found in March,” NSW Health officials wrote in an email.
“He was a household contact of a locally acquired case. Although his death is considered to be related to COVID-19, he had recently tested negative, was no longer infectious and posed no risk to the community. NSW Health extends its sympathies to his family.”
“I think this highlights the fact that sometimes the complications can be so severe that the lung damage and other complications arising from COVID, that that can subsequently be the cause of death many months later,” Dr Chant said.
NSW health chief Kerry Chant said the man died on December 21.
Fifty-six people have been killed by coronavirus in NSW since the outbreak began.
This person is in-house contact with a resident of the north of the beaches who was previously confirmed to be present. However, pathologists have not been able to link the infection to the Avalon collection.
Four other local cases are linked to the Avalon collection.
Monday’s new figures come as New Year’s rules in Sydney’s law are severely restricted.
A planned ceremony to honor emergency personnel with tickets to see Sydney’s fireworks was canceled, and only a select few people including citizens and those with restaurant bookings will be allowed near the harbor.
Christmas plans were thrown into chaos for many as the disease that erupted on December 16 continues to grow in size.
The outbreak of the disease has led to the closure of the area and mass examinations as health officials struggle to carry it.
More than 350,000 coronavirus tests were performed at NSW last week.
