New cases

There have been an additional 46 cases reported in NSW in the past 24 hours.

Age and sex breakdown of confirmed cases reported in NSW

Age group Female Male Total
10-19 11 6 17
20-29 36 36 72
30-39 55 48 103
40-49 34 48 82
50-59 34 37 71
60-69 25 37 62
70-79 10 7 17
80-89 2 5 7
90-100 4​ 0 4

*A single male case without a recorded date of birth has been notified and is currently being followed up.

Likely source of infection of confirmed cases reported in NSW

Source Number of cases
Overseas acquired 218
Epi link (contact of con​firmed case) 92
Under investigation 74
Unknown 52
Total​ 436

Confirmed cases by local health district (LHD), across NSW

NSW rural and regional LHD map showing confirmed cases in different LHDs. Northern NSW, Mid North Coast, Hunter New England, Western NSW and Southern NSW LHDs have 1-5 confirmed cases each.  

This map shows confirmed COVID-19 cases only (based on location of usual residence). Cases without a NSW residential address are not shown. The case definition of a confirmed case is a person who tests positive to a validated specific SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test or has the virus identified by electron microscopy or viral culture, at a reference laboratory.

Confirmed cases by local health district (LHD), across Sydney Metropolitan region

NSW metropolitan LHD map showing confirmed cases in different LHDs. Northern Sydney and South Eastern Sydney LHDs have 41-80 cases. Western Sydney LHD has 21-40 cases. Sydney and South Western LHDs have 11-20 cases. Nepean Blue Mountains LHD has 6-10 cases.  

This map shows confirmed COVID-19 cases only (based on location of usual residence). Cases without a NSW residential address are not shown. The case definition of a confirmed case is a person who tests positive to a validated specific SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid test or has the virus identified by electron microscopy or viral culture, at a reference laboratory.

Airport screening

Since 2 February 2020, NSW Health been assisting the Australian Government in assessing passengers who arrive at Sydney International Airport from countries with high levels of COVID-19 community transmission. Up to 6pm 19 March 2020, a total of 28,517 passenger arrivals have been screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. This includes 302 passengers screened on 19 March.

A total of 173 people have been transferred to hospital for further evaluation and COVID-19 testing where clinically indicated. This includes 5 people who arrived on 19 March.

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Page Updated: Saturday 21 March 2020
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