NSW records 344 new local COVID-19 cases and two deaths as Dubbo region goes into lockdown
NSW has recorded 344 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases and two deaths.
A man in his 90s and a man in his 30s both died in hospital overnight, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Wednesday.
Of the new cases, at least 65 were infectious in the community.
NSW recorded 344 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Of these locally acquired cases, 115 are linked to a known case or cluster â€" 97 household contacts & 18 are close contacts â€" & the source of infection for 229 cases is under investigation pic.twitter.com/OQC5fstf5Q
â€" NSW Health (@NSWHealth) August 11, 2021Meanwhile, the Dubbo local government area in the state's central west will join lockdown, as the Delta variant of the virus continues to spread from Greater Sydney.
The region will go into lockdown from 1pm on Wednesday until the beginning of Thursday, 19 August after two COVID-19 cases were recorded in the area.
Millions of people in Sydney and surrounds are now in lockdown, with the Hunter, Byron Bay, Armidale and Tamworth areas also enduring snap lockdowns.
With additional reporting by AAP.
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