NSW Covid updates: 207 new cases

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NSW has recorded 207 new Covid cases and the state's 15th death from the virus since the Delta outbreak began. 

The latest death is a man aged in his 90s from southwest Sydney who died at Liverpool Hospital yesterday. He had received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and his infection was linked to an aged care facility in Liverpool.

Of the new cases, at least 51 were infectious in the community. It was another record day of testing across the state with 117,000 people presenting for swabs.

NSW recorded 207 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

Of these locally acquired cases, 105 are linked to a known case or cluster, 92 are household contacts & 13 are close contacts, the source of infection for 102 cases is under investigation pic.twitter.com/FUKl2GTqL2

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) August 2, 2021

It comes as a heightened police presence in the eastern suburbs resulted in a jump in the number of fines handed out over the weekend.

According to NSW Police, 22 crews were deployed across eastern Sydney and were proactively patrolling areas including Bondi, Bronte, Watsons Bay, Camp Cove, Coogee, Maroubra, Little Bay, Malabar and the La Perouse National Park.

Police issued 29 $1000 fines, 35 warnings, and conducted 44 business inspections. Nearly 1000 people were spoken to ensuring they hadn't travelled out of locked-down local government areas.

NSW Police had flagged a clampdown on mask-wearing and QR code use at supermarkets and shops in the coming days.

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Originally published as NSW Covid updates: 207 new cases

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