As of 8pm 20 April 2020

  1. Table: Confirmed cases
  2. Recovery data on COVID-19 cases
  3. Areas for increased testing and surveillance
  4. Table: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by age group and gender
  5. Graph: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by age group and gender
  6. Table: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by likely source of infection
  7. Graph: Epidemiological curve of confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW by likely source of infection and notification date
  8. Current COVID-19 clusters in NSW
  9. Airport screening
  10. Summary of the first 200 cases in NSW
  11. Notes
  12. More information

Table: Confirmed cases

Cases Count
Total confirmed cases 1 2,969
New cases reported since 8pm 19 April 2020 1 6
People tested since 8pm 19 April 2020 1, 2 23,502
People tested and excluded since 8pm 19 April 2020 1, 2 2,496
Total people tested 1, 2 171,128
Total people tested and excluded 1, 2 168,159
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.

​​Recovery data on COVID-19 cases in NSW

To find out how long it takes people infected with COVID-19 to recover, NSW Health staff have begun contacting all cases at 3 weeks after their illness began to ask them about their COVID-19 symptoms. Cases whose symptoms have resolved are asked to report the date this occurred. Cases who still have symptoms are called every 2 weeks until symptoms have resolved. 

A preliminary analysis on information collected from over 2, 000 case interviews showed:
  • 50% of cases had recovered after 16 days
  • 75% had recovered after 3 weeks 
  • 95% had recovered after 6 weeks. 
Older people were found to take longer to recover than younger people. This data will be updated as more cases are interviewed. 

Table 1. COVID-19 case outcomes as at 8pm, 20 April 2020
 
​Outcome​​​​ Number %
Recovered 1755 59
Not recovered 233 8
Died 30 1
Alive - less than 3 weeks from symptom onset/recovery data not available 951 32
Total 2969 100
Note: 
  1. Recovery is based on self-reported symptoms, and is different from release from isolation criteria which can be found at: www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdna-song-novel-coronavirus.htm ​
  2. Only those who are 3 weeks after their date of symptom onset are included. 
  3. Some people in the "Alive - less than 3 weeks from symptom onset/recovery data not available" group (n = 951) may have already recovered but will not yet be included here.
  4. We get the date of recovery at the time of the call so can work out how long symptoms lasted.

Areas for increased testing and surveillance

Find your Local Government Area by suburb.

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
30-39 249 245 494
40-49 158 211 369
50-59 222 219 441
60-69 239 226 465
70-79 145 166 311
80-89 45 51 96
90-100 22 15 37
​Total 1494 1475 2969​

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​ 68
Locally acquired – contact of a confirmed case and/or in a known cluster 795
Locally acquired – contact not identified 360
Under investigation 8
Total 2,969

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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Page Updated: Monday 20 April 2020
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