A woman in her 20s from Sutherland Shire is among the new cases of COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours.
NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant disclosed the details during a press conference at lunchtime today.
She said the woman was a close contact of a previously reported case.
Dr Chant was speaking at a press conference which was delayed two hours to allow NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilan to undergo urgent COVID-19 testing in light of a recent COVID-19 infection involving a member of her Cabinet.
It has also led Health Minister Brad Hazzard to go into isolation.
There were 11 new cases of COVID-19 reported this morning. This includes six new cases since 8pm last night and five new cases included in figures for the 24 hours to 8pm last night. A further 13 cases included in those figures were previously reported.
Meanwhile, NSW Health has asked Sutherland Shire residents to be on the lookout for cold-like symptoms after COVID-19 virus fragments were detected at Cronulla Sewage Treatment Plant.
NSW Health issued a public health alert late yesterday afternoon to report that its ongoing Sewage Surveillance Program has detected fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 at the Cronulla Sewage Treatment Plant.
NSW Health said the Cronulla catchment serves about 233,000 people and covers suburbs including Yarrawarrah, Grays Point, Kirrawee, Woronora Heights, Barden Ridge, Gymea Bay, Sutherland, Loftus, Bangor, Yowie Bay, Woronora, Engadine, Heathcote, Taren Point, Sylvania Waters, Caringbah, Kangaroo Point, Como, Bonnet Bay, Jannali, Oyster Bay, Kareela, Gymea, Alfords Point, Lucas Heights, Menai, Illawong, Miranda, Sylvania, Bundeena, Caringbah South, Burraneer, Dolans Bay, Lilli Pilli, Maianbar, Port Hacking, Greenhills Beach, Woolooware, Cronulla, Kurnell, Royal National Park, Clifton, Coalcliff, Stanwell Park, Otford, Waterfall, Lilyvale, Helensburgh, Woronora Dam, Stanwell Tops and Holsworthy.
More to come.
