As of 8pm 9 April 2020

  1. Table: Confirmed cases
  2. Areas for increased testing and surveillance
  3. Table: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by age group and gender
  4. Graph: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by age group and gender
  5. Table: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by likely source of infection
  6. Graph: Epidemiological curve of confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by likely source of infection and notification date
  7. Active cluster investigations in NSW
  8. Airport screening
  9. Summary of the first 200 cases in NSW
  10. Notes
  11. More information

Table: Confirmed cases

Cases Count
Total confirmed cases 1 2,822
New cases reported since 8pm 8 April 2020 49
People tes​ted since 8pm 8 April 20202 4,444
​People tested and excluded since 8pm 8 April 2020 4,395​
​Total cases tested 137,441​
Total cases tested and excluded 2 134,619
Total deaths 22

Notes

  1. Confirmed case count includes interstate residents in care in NSW. Case counts reported for a particular day may vary over time due to ongoing investigations and case review.
  2. A surge in total number of tests performed on a particular day may occur as the test results are updated in batches and new laboratories gain testing capacity.

Areas for increased testing and surveillance

  • Broken Hill
  • Byron
  • Dee Why
  • Lake Macquarie
  • Macquarie Park
  • Manly
  • Manning
  • Nowra and South Nowra
  • Port Macquarie
  • Ryde
  • Waverley
  • Woollahra

Table: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by age group and gender

Age group​ Female Male Total
0-9 12 13 25
10-19 47 41 88
20-29 339 272 611
30-39 237 231 468
40-49 149 200 349
50-59 216 212 428
60-69 229 219 448
70-79 138 159 297
80-89 37 48 85
90-100 10 12 22
Total 1,389 1,384 2,822

Note: Excludes cases notified without a date of birth and/or gender.

Graph: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by age group and gender

 

Table: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by likely source of infection

Source Cases
Overseas acquired 1,677
Locally acquired – contact of a confirmed case and/or in a known cluster 682
Locally acquired – contact not identified 427
Under investigation 36
Total 2,822

Note: Case counts reported for a particular day may vary over time due to ongoing investigations and case review.

Graph: Epidemiological curve of confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by likely source of infection and notification date


Note: The details on source of infection are subject to change as public health investigations and case interviews are ongoing.

Active cluster investigations in NSW

Name Date of first onset LGA of event Last case within 14 days C​ases 1 Local transmission?
Stanwell Tops Wedding 9 March 202​0 Wollongong Yes 38 Yes
Boogie Wonderland Party 17 March 2020 Waverley Yes 34 Yes
Dorothy Henderson Lodge 24 February 2020 Ryde Yes 21 Yes
Church meeting 8 March 2020 Ryde Yes 19 Yes
Bondi Hardware Restaurant 17 March 2020 Waverley Yes 14 Yes
Rose of Sharon Childcare 18 March 2020 Blacktown Yes 6 Yes
Opal Aged Care Bankstown 22 March 2020 Canterbury-Bankstown Yes 4 Yes
Normanhurst West Public School 8 March 2020 Hornsby Yes 3 Yes
St Andrews’ Church Wedding 16 March 2020 Sydney Yes 3 Yes
Rugby tournament 15 March 2020 Camperdown Yes 2 Yes
Pokolbin Wedding 16 March 2020 Cessnock Yes 2 Yes

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 9 April 2020, a total of 333 passenger arrivals were screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. 1 person was transferred to hospital for further evaluation and COVID-19 testing where clinically indicated.

To date, 49,643 passenger arrivals have been screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. A total of 522 people have been transferred to hospital for further evaluation and COVID-19 testing where clinically indicated.

Summary of the first 200 cases in NSW

Summary of the first 200 cases in NSW includes:

  • demographics
  • age distribution of the first 200 cases
  • source of infection (overseas and within Australia)
  • epicurve by country of acquisition (latest onset 15 March 2020)
  • hospitalisation
  • profile of symptomatic patients
  • deaths.

Notes

This data includes 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. The details on source of infection are subject to change as public health investigations and case interviews are ongoing.

More information

Page Updated: Friday 10 April 2020
Contact page owner: Health Protection NSW