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  2. Latest press conference
  3. New cases
  4. Airport screening
  5. Age and sex breakdown of confirmed cases reported in NSW
  6. Confirmed cases reported in NSW by date and likely source
  7. Likely source of infection of confirmed cases reported in NSW
  8. Local Government Area (LGA) of residence for confirmed cases of COVID-19 with unknown source of infection
  9. More information

Latest statistics

As of 11am 17 March 2020:

Cases Count
Confirmed cases​ 210 1
Deaths​ 4 2
Cases under investigation 1,482
Cases tested and excluded 28,552
  1. Includes a Victorian resident hospitalised in NSW and a QLD resident (deceased).
  2. Includes a QLD resident who died in NSW.

Latest press conference

New cases

There have been an additional 39 cases reported in NSW in the past 24 hours

  • Of these, were 21 male and 18 female (age range 22 – 78)
  • Of these, 13 were overseas-acquired, 5 were a contact of a known case, and 21 are under investigation.

Airport screening

Total for Monday 16 March 2020

  • 326 passenger arrivals screened
  • 18 transferred to hospital for further evaluation/testing

Cumulative up to close of business Monday 16 March 2020

  • 27610 passenger arrivals screened
  • 139 transferred to hospital for further evaluation/testing

Age and sex breakdown of confirmed cases reported in NSW

Age group Female Male Total​
10-19 5 6 11
20-29 18 12 30
30-39 28 24 52
40-49 18 19 37
50-59 18 17 35
60-69 12 19 31
70-79 3 5 8
80-89 1 2 3
90-100 3 0 3
Total 106 104 210

Likely source of infection of confirmed cases reported in NSW

Bar graph of confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW, by likely source of infection. Text alternative follows iamge. 

Source Number of cases
Epi link (contact of confirmed case) 54
​Overseas acquired 90
Under investigation 42
Unknown 24
Total 210

Confirmed cases reported in NSW by date and likely source

 

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Page Updated: Tuesday 17 March 2020
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