Testing in NSW for COVID-19

LHD	Cases	Tests	Percent positive	Cases per 100,000 residents	Tests per 100,000 residents
South Eastern Sydney	319	11313	2.82	33.26	1179.54
Northern Sydney	247	13130	1.88	25.84	1373.55
Central Coast	49	2620	1.87	13.89	742.5
Sydney	91	7033	1.29	13.06	1009.37
Nepean Blue Mountains	50	4147	1.21	12.79	1060.65
Hunter New England	117	5917	1.98	12.28	621.28
Illawarra Shoalhaven	44	3233	1.36	10.49	770.47
Western Sydney	98	9336	​​1.05	9.3	886.24
Southern NSW	19	1158	1.64	8.75	533.47
South Western Sydney	88	7695	1.14	8.47	740.95
Western NSW	22	1355	1.62	7.72	475.42
Northern NSW	22	1497	1.47	7.09	482.34
Mid North Coast	13	1408	0.92	5.76	623.93
Murrumbidgee	13	951	1.37	4.36	319.01
Far West	0	90	0	0	298.57
NSW Total	1219	74006	1.65	14.89	904.06

Confirmed cases of COVID-19 across New South Wales as of 24 March 2020 at 8 pm, by Local Health District (LHD)

 

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 of COVID-19 across Sydney Metropolitan region as of 25 March 2020 at 8 pm, by Local Health District (LHD).

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.

Locally acquired cases and clusters in NSW

Cases without NSW postcode are not shown. LGA 2019 boundaries.

Across NSW

 

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. Data as of 8pm 25 March 2020

Across Sydney Metropolitan region

 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. Data as of 8pm 25 March 2020

​Confirmed Cases across NSW by Local Government Area

Local Government ​Area	Confirmed cases
Albury (C)	1-4
Ballina (A)	1-4
Blayney (A)	1-4
Burwood (A)	1-4
Cabonne (A)	1-4
Clarence Valley (A)	1-4
Coffs Harbour (C)	1-4
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional (A)	1-4
Dubbo Regional (A)	1-4
Dungog (A)	1-4
Eurobodalla (A)	1-4
Federation (A)	1-4
Glen Innes Severn (A)	1-4
Greater Hume Shire (A)	1-4
Griffith (C)	1-4
Inverell (A)	1-4
Kempsey (A)	1-4
Kiama (A)	1-4
Lismore (C)	1-4
Lithgow (C)	1-4
Liverpool Plains (A)	1-4
Mid-Western Regional (A)	1-4
Nambucca (A)	1-4
Narrabri (A)	1-4
Singleton (A)	1-4
Snowy Monaro Regional (A)	1-4
Strathfield (A)	1-4
Tenterfield (A)	1-4
Upper Hunter Shire (A)	1-4
Wagga Wagga (C)	1-4
Warrumbungle Shire (A)	1-4
Weddin (A)	1-4
Wollondilly (A)	1-4
Bega Valley (A)	5
Byron (A)	5
Goulburn Mulwaree (A)	5
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional (A)	5
Bathurst Regional (A)	6
Canada Bay (A)	6
Fairfield (C)	6
Orange (C)	6
Hunters Hill (A)	7
Shoalhaven (C)	7
Tamworth Regional (A)	7
Port Macquarie-Hastings (A)	8
Tweed (A)	8
Cessnock (C)	9
Port Stephens (A)	9
Georges River (A)	10
Maitland (C)	10
Shellharbour (C)	10
Blue Mountains (C)	12
Campbelltown (C) (NSW)	12
Hawkesbury (C)	12
Willoughby (C)	13
Wingecarribee (A)	13
Camden (A)	15
Bayside (A)	16
Liverpool (C)	17
Mid-Coast (A)	18
Lane Cove (A)	19
Lake Macquarie (C)	20
North Sydney (A)	20
Mosman (A)	23
Cumberland (A)	24
The Hills Shire (A)	24
Wollongong (C)	24
Parramatta (C)	25
Penrith (C)	25
Newcastle (C)	26
Ku-ring-gai (A)	28
Inner West (A)	29
Blacktown (C)	30
Hornsby (A)	31
Randwick (C)	32
R​yde (C)	33
Sutherland Shire (A)	35
Canterbury-Bankstown (A)	41
Central Coast (C) (NSW)	44
Woollahra (A)	66
Northern Beaches (A)	68
Sydney (C)	69
Waverley (A)	105
Total	1219

​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. Data as of 8pm 25 March 2020

Local Government Area	Cases locally acquired – Contact not identified
Bayside (A)​	1-4
Campbelltown (C) (NSW)	1-4
Canterbury-Bankstown (A)	1-4
Central Coast (C) (NSW)	1-4
Cessnock (C)	1-4
Cumberland (A)	1-4
Georges River (A)	1-4
Goulburn Mulwaree (A)	1-4
Hawkesbury (C)	1-4
Hunters Hill (A)	1-4
Inner West (A)	1-4
Lake Macquarie (C)	1-4
Liverpool (C)	1-4
Mid-Coast (A)	1-4
Mid-Western Regional (A)	1-4
Mosman (A)	1-4
Newcastle (C)	1-4
Northern Beaches (A)	1-4
Orange (C)	1-4
Parramatta (C)	1-4
Penrith (C)	1-4
Port Macquarie-Hastings (A)	1-4
Randwick (C)	1-4
Shoalhaven (C)	1-4
Sutherland Shire (A)	1-4
Tenterfield (A)	1-4
The Hills Shire (A)	1-4
Tweed (A)	1-4
Willoughby (C)	1-4
Wollondilly (A)	1-4
Wollongong (C)	1-4
Woollahra (A)	1-4
Ku-ring-gai (A)	5
Ryde (C)	5
Sydney (C)	5
Hornsby (A)	8
Waverley (A)	8
Total​	88

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. Data as of 8pm 25 March 2020​

Clusters

ID	Date of first onset	LGA of event	Last case within 14 days	Cases *	Local transmission
1	16 March 2020	Cessnock	Yes	2	Yes
2	15 March 2020	Camperdown	Yes	2	Yes
3	9 March 2020	Wollongong	Yes	34	Yes
4	8 March 2020	Ryde	Yes	15	Yes
5	17 March 2020	Waverley	Yes	19	Yes
6	17 March 2020	Waverley	Yes	16	Yes
7	24 February 2020	Ryde	Yes	19	Yes
8	8 March 2020	Hornsby	Yes	2	Yes

* Number of associated cases as at 12pm 25 March 2020, resident in NSW.

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. On 25 March 2020, a total of 1,870 passenger arrivals were screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. 19 people were transferred to hospital for further evaluation and COVID-19 testing where clinically indicated.

Public Health Orders

• 25 March 2020 - Public Health (COVID-19 Gatherings) Order (No 2) 2020​
  
• 25 March 2020 - Public Health (COVID-19 Self-Isolation) Order 2020 under the Public Health Act 2010
• 20 March 2020 - Public Health (COVID-19 Lord Howe Island) Order 2020 under the Public Health Act 2010
  
• 16 March 2020 - Public Health (COVID-19 Quarantine) Order 2020 under the Public Health Act 2010​

More information

NSW Health

• Press conference - 26 March
• View all COVID-19 (Coronavirus) press conferences
• View all media releases

Commonwealth

• Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) coronavirus (COVID-19) statement - 22 March 2020
• Australian Government Department of Health - Coronavirus (COVID-19) health alert
• Australian Government Department of Health - Coronavirus (COVID-19): National Health Plan resources

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