Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced 105 new COVID-19 cases in Sydney, 27 of whom were infectious in the community.
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Ms Berejiklian said on Sunday that the number of positive cases infectious while mixing with the community remained stubbornly high, suggesting Greater Sydney is no closer to restrictions easing.
Current restrictions, which were tightened on Saturday, remain in place until July 30.
Regional NSW restrictions remain unchanged.
Police have issued 12 COVID infringement notices in Newcastle in the past 24 hours among 240 throughout NSW.
Police issued a Sydney man with a $1000 fine after finding him asleep in the back of his car at Hawks Nest.
They found the man at 12.40am on Saturday in a white Volkswagen Tiguan on Booner Street.
The 60-year-old said he had travelled from his Turramurra home for some peace and quiet.
He was fined and directed to return home via the most direct route.
Chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said on Sunday that 69 of the new cases were in isolation during their infectious period.
Seven were in isolation during part of their infectious period, while 27 were infectious in public until receiving a positive test.
Most of the new cases, 76, were in south-west Sydney, including 69 in Fairfield local government area.
Of the 76 COVID cases in hospital, 18 were in intensive care and seven on ventilators.
FROM SATURDAY
Two truck drivers who visited the 7-Eleven at Thornton around midday on Tuesday have accounted for the Hunter's latest exposure to COVID-19.
The drivers and one employee were reportedly the only people inside the business at the time of the exposure, and the employee has since returned a negative test result, according to Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery, who was notified of the incident on Saturday.
The exposure is considered low-risk, but Hunter New England Health has issues a public health alert and urged anyone who attended the 7-Eleven between 12.05pm and 12.11pm on Tuesday, July 13, to get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.
Anyone who has experienced fever or the recent onset of respiratory symptoms, including a cough, runny nose, shortness of breath, sore throat, or loss of taste and smell, should seek testing immediately and isolate until a negative result is returned.
Hunter New England Health public health controller Dr David Durrheim said the risk to the community was extremely low.
"CCTV indicates that masks were worn at all times and there was good social distancing," Dr Durrheim said.
"It is important that we all remain vigilant and comply with current restrictions."
The state recorded 111 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, at least 29 of whom were infectious in the community, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced Saturday morning ahead of declaring stricter lockdown rules for Greater Sydney businesses.
Restrictions in regional areas, meanwhile, are expected to continue as they have until at least July 30.
New restrictions starting across Greater Sydney, including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour, until Friday, 30 July:
From midnight Saturday, July 17
Retail premises will be required to close ('click and collect', takeaway and home delivery can still operate), except the following can remain open:
o Supermarkets and grocery stores (including butchers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable stores, liquor stores and fishmongers);
o Stores that predominantly sell health, medical, maternity and infant supplies;
o Pharmacies and chemists;
o Petrol stations;
o Car hire;
o Banks and financial institutions;
o Hardware, nurseries and building supplies;
o Agricultural and rural supplies;
o Pet supplies;
o Post offices and newsagents; and
o Office supplies.
In addition to the stay-at-home rules, residents of Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool LGAs cannot leave their LGA for work except for emergency services and healthcare workers (including aged and disability workers). Where those workers do need to leave their LGA for work, they are required to be tested every three days, even if they do not have symptoms;
Anyone who leaves the home must have a mask with them at all times. They must be worn when you are working outdoors, in outdoor markets, outdoor shopping strips, and in an outdoor queues waiting for products such as coffee and food; and
All carpooling to be stopped unless among members of the same household.
From 12.01am on Monday, July 19
All construction to be paused; and
Non-urgent maintenance, including cleaning services, and repair work on residential premises to be paused.
From 12.01am Wednesday, July 21
Employers must allow employees to work from home if the employee is able to do so, failure to do so can result in a fine of up to $10,000.
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