As of 8pm 16 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 2,926
New cases reported since 8pm 15 April 2020 1 29
People tes​ted since 8pm 15 April 2020 1, 2 4,988
​People tested and excluded since 8pm 15 April 2020 1, 2 4,959
​Total people tested 1, 2 155,302
Total people tested and excluded 1, 2 152,376
Total deaths 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.

Areas for increased testing and surveillance

  • Blacktown Local Government Area
  • Byron Shire Local Government Area
  • Cumberland Local Government Area (and all of postcode 2145 including the suburb of Westmead)
  • Greater Taree former Local Government Area (Manning)
  • Inner West Local Government Area
  • Lake Macquarie Local Government Area
  • Liverpool Local Government Area
  • Penrith Local Government Area
  • Randwick Local Government Area
  • Ryde Local Government Area
  • Waverley Local Government Area
  • Woollahra Local Government Area

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

Age group​ Female Male Total
0-9 14 16 30
10-19 48 43 91
20-29 347 279 626
30-39 245 245 490
40-49 155 207 362
50-59 217 216 433
60-69 237 227 464
70-79 142 162 304
80-89 43 51 94
90-100 17 15 32

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 1,733
Interstate acquired​ 67
Locally acquired – contact of a confirmed case and/or in a known cluster 770
Locally acquired – contact not identified 347
Under investigation 9
Total 2,926

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 16 April 2020, a total of 255 passenger arrivals were screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. No one required transfer to hospital for further evaluation and COVID-19 testing.

To date, 52,159 passenger arrivals have been screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. A total of 549 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. Case counts reported for a particular day may vary over time due to ongoing investigations and case review.

More information

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Page Updated: Friday 17 April 2020
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