More than 100 new exposure sites as NSW Covid outbreak worsens

Nick Whigham
·News Editor
·4-min read

More than a hundred Covid exposure sites have been added to the list by authorities in the past 24 hours as the Delta outbreak continues to spread throughout the state.

The 113 new venues of concern listed by NSW Health on Sunday are sprinkled around Sydney, Newcastle and up to Tamworth as contact tracers scramble to deal with the growing number of infections from an unknown source.

NSW recorded 262 new local Covid-19 cases on Sunday, at least 72 of which in the community while infectious. It came after the state recorded more than 300 daily new cases for the first time on Saturday.

Despite six weeks of lockdown, NSW has failed to arrest the steady rise in cases.

With millions of Australians around the country in lockdown, essential venues like supermarkets and chemists continue to pop up as exposure sites. Source: AAP
With millions of Australians around the country in lockdown, essential venues like supermarkets and chemists continue to pop up as exposure sites. Source: AAP

Among the latest exposure sites is Woolworths Auburn in Western Sydney which has been listed for various times between July 17 and July 30, as well as Woolworths in Bass Hill which was exposed to the virus at multiple times between July 21 and August 3. Both are considered casual contact venues, meaning people must get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Sunday said 12 suburbs in the Penrith local government area would join eight western and southwestern Sydney council areas as Covid-19 areas of concern.

The suburbs include Caddens, Claremont Meadows, Colyton, Erskine Park, Kemps Creek, Kingswood, Mount Vernon, North St Marys, Orchard Hills, Oxley Park, St Clair and St Marys.

People in these suburbs can only leave the council area if they are authorised workers. They are also limited to shopping and exercising within 5km of home and must wear masks outside.

Greater Sydney and its surrounding regions are in lockdown until at least August 28 while the Hunter and Armidale regions are also enduring a snap seven-day lockdown.

Cases have surged in western Sydney and spread north to Newcastle and further. Source: NSW Health
Cases have surged in western Sydney and spread north to Newcastle and further. Source: NSW Health

Latest close contact venues

On Sunday night, NSW Health released a string of new close contact and casual contact venues of concern. Anyone who visited the following places must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.

Cooks Hill

  • Mr Rice, 133 Darby Street, Wednesday 4 August, 3pm to 3:20pm

Erskine Park

  • Wok Crazy Noodle Bar, Erskine Park Shopping Centre, 24/184 Swallow Drive, Monday 2 August, 6:10pm to 6:45pm

Hillvue

  • Ampol Roadhouse Tamworth, 502 Goonoo Goonoo Road, Thursday 5 August, 12:25pm to 12:30pm

Kotara

  • Just Nails Westfield Kotara, Westfield Kotara, Corner Northcott Drive and Park Avenue, Thursday 5 August, 12:55pm to 2pm

Shortland

  • Shortland Hotel and Bottlemart, Thursday 29 July, 9pm to 12am (midnight), Wednesday 28 July, 8:25pm to 8:55pm

St Marys

  • Commonwealth Bank St Marys, 106 Queen Street, Thursday 5 August, 5:40pm to 5:50pm

  • Monfarville St Medical Centre, 85B Monfarville Street, Thursday 5 August, 9am to 5pm, Wednesday 4 August, 9am to 5pm, Tuesday 3 August, 9am to 5pm

Tamworth

  • Gloria Jeans Coffees Tamworth, Centrepoint Tamworth, 1/369 Peel Street, Thursday 5 August, 9:15am to 9:20am

  • Inland Cafe, 407 Peel Street, Thursday 5 August, 9:15am to 10am

  • Super Vape Store, 2/411 Peel Street, Thursday 5 August, 10:55am to 11:05am

  • Tudor Hotel, 327 Peel Street, Thursday 5 August, 11am to 11:40am

The Junction

  • Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant, 50 Glebe Road, any time on Wednesday 4 August, Tuesday 3 August, Monday 2 August, Sunday 1 August, Saturday 31 July

Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, Chemist Warehouses and more among venues of concern

There has also been a huge list of casual contact venues listed including multiple Woolworths, Coles and Aldi supermarkets, fast food chains including McDonald's, KFC and Domino's, multiple Commonwealth Bank branches and five Chemist Warehouses.

People are urged to check the ever increasing list here and get tested if they attended a venue at the times listed.

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