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  2. Latest press conference
  3. New cases
  4. Age and sex breakdown of confirmed cases reported in NSW
  5. Likely source of infection of confirmed cases reported in NSW
  6. Confirmed cases by local health district (LHD),
  7. Airport screening
  8. Public Health Orders
  9. More information

Latest statistics

As of 8pm 22 March 2020:

Cases Count
Confirmed cases (incl. interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) 669
Cases tested and excluded 56,272
Total 56,941

Note: * Confirmed case count includes interstate residents in care in NSW.
  • New cases reported since 8pm 21 March: 136
  • People tested 21 March 2020: 4,204
  • Total deaths reported: 6
  • Cases in ICU: 7 - 2 of whom are ventilated, 1 is on high flow oxygen.

Latest press conference

 

COVID-19 Update - Tuesday 24 March​​

New cases

There have been an additional 136 cases reported in NSW in the past 24 hours.

Age and sex breakdown of confirmed cases reported in NSW

Confirmed COVID-19 cases by age group and gender in NSW. Table as text alternative follows image
Figure 1: Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases by age group and gender in NSW

Age group Female Male Total
10-19 16 8 24
20-29 69 56 125
30-39 65 66 131
40-49 48 68 116
50-59 50 61 111
60-69 46 54 100
70-79 19 22 41
80-89 3 12 15
90-100 5 1 6
Total 321 348 669

Likely source of infection of confirmed cases reported in NSW

Source Cases
Overseas acquired 327
Locally acquired - contact of a confirmed case 155
Local acquired – contact not identified 65
Under investigation 122
Total 669


Figure 2: Epidemiological curve of confirmed COVID-19 cases by likely source of infection and notification date in NSW, reported up to 8pm 22 March 2020

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

Testing in NSW for COVID-19


Figure 3. Total number of COVID-19 tests by LHD in NSW

Note: Does not include tests performed on those who did not provide a full or valid address, or who supplied an interstate address.

Confirmed cases by local health district (LHD)

Across NSW

NSW rural and regional LHD map showing confirmed cases in different LHDs. Hunter New England LHD has 21-40 cases. Northern NSW, Mid North Coast and Western NSW have 6-10 cases each. Southern NSW LHD has 1-5 confirmed 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.

Across Sydney Metropolitan region

NSW metropolitan LHD map showing confirmed cases in different LHDs. South Eastern Sydney LHD has 81-160 cases. Northern Sydney has 41-80 cases. Western Sydney, Sydney and South Western LHDs have 21-40 cases. Nepean Blue Mountains and Central Coast LHDs have 11-20 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.

Public Health Orders

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Page Updated: Tuesday 24 March 2020
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