As of 8pm 19 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. Current COVID-19 clusters 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 2,963
New cases reported since 8pm 17 April 2020 1 6
People tested since 8pm 17 April 2020 1, 2 3,489
People tested and excluded since 8pm 17 April 2020 1, 2 3,483
Total people tested 1, 2 168,626
Total people tested and excluded 1, 2 165,663
Total deaths 3 30

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 two Queensland residents who died in NSW.

Areas for increased testing and surveillance

  • Blacktown Local Government Area
  • Canada Bay Local Government Area
  • Cumberland Local Government Area (and all of postcode 2145 including the suburb of Westmead)
  • Goulburn Mulwaree Local Government Area
  • Inner West Local Government Area
  • Liverpool Local Government Area
  • Parramatta Local Government Area
  • Penrith Local Government Area
  • Randwick Local Government Area
  • Ryde Local Government Area
  • Waverley Local Government Area
  • Woollahra Local Government Area

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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 44 92
20-29 353 281 634
30-39 248 244 492
40-49 158 209 367
50-59 222 219 441
60-69 239 226 465
70-79 145 165 310
80-89 44 51 95
90-100 22 15 37
​Total 1493 1470 2963​

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

So​urce Cases
Overseas acquired 1,738
Interstate acquired​ 67
Locally acquired – contact of a confirmed case and/or in a known cluster 790
Locally acquired – contact not identified 358
Under investigation 10
Total 2,963

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.

Current COVID-19 clusters in NSW

This list includes locally-acquired clusters only; where a cluster represents 2 or more confirmed COVID-19 cases associated in location and time.

Cluster Date of first positive lab test LGA Last case within
14 days		 Number of cases*
Workplace in Lidcombe 11 April 2020 Parram​atta Yes 1-10
Anglicare Newmarch House 10 April 2020 Penrith Yes 21-30
Workplace in Wolli Creek 2 April 2020 Bayside Yes 11-20
Waverly Area Cluster 2 April 2020 Waverley Council Yes 1-10
QF66 Johannesburg/Sydney
arriving 27 March 		1 April 2020 N/A​ Yes 1-10
Workplace in Prestons 29 March 2020 Liverpool Yes 11-20
QF28 Santiago/Sydney
arriving 29 March 		26 March 2020 N/A Yes 31-40
Hunter Valley Event 26 March 2020 Cessnock Yes 1-10
Gosford Hospital 25 March 2020 Gosford Yes 11-20
Opal Aged Care Bankstown 22 March 2020 Canterbury- Bankstown Yes 1-10
Chilean Navy 21 March 2020 Sydney Yes 20-30
Rose of Sharo​n Childcare Centre 16 March 202​0 Blacktown Yes 21-30

Notes: *represents the total number cases associated with the cluster diagnosed in NSW as at 10am 17 April 2020, presented in ranges of 1-10, 11-20 etc.

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 19 April 2020, a total of 632 passenger arrivals were screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. 9 people required transfer to hospital for further evaluation and COVID-19 testing.

To date, 53,317 passenger arrivals have been screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19. A total of 564 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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