As of 8pm 12 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. Airport screening
  8. Summary of the first 200 cases in NSW
  9. Notes
  10. More information

Table: Confirmed cases

Cases Count
Total confirmed cases 1, 3 2,863
New cases reported since 8pm 11 April 2020 1 9
People tes​ted since 8pm 11 April 2020 1, 2 2,603
​People tested and excluded since 8pm 11 April 2020 1, 2 2,594
​Total cases tested 1, 2 144,380​
Total cases tested and excluded 1, 2 141,517
Total deaths 3 26

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. Excludes crew members of cruise ships who are NOT in the care of NSW Health.​
  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. Low test counts may also be due to a delay in importation or receipt of negative results from various laboratories.
  3. This count includes one Queensland resident who died in NSW.

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 15 27
10-19 48 43 91
20-29 345 275 620
30-39 238 238 476
40-49 152 200 352
50-59 217 213 430
60-69 236 223 459
70-79 137 160 297
80-89 37 49 86
90-100 12 12 24

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 or interstate acquired 1,772
Locally acquired – contact of a confirmed case and/or in a known cluster 722
Locally acquired – contact not identified 351
Under investigation 18
Total 2,863

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.

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 12 April 2020, a total of 464 passenger arrivals were screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. 9 people were transferred to hospital for further evaluation and COVID-19 testing where clinically indicated.

To date, 50,875 passenger arrivals have been screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. A total of 535 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

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Page Updated: Monday 13 April 2020
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