Live coverage coronavirus NSW: 39 new COVID-19 cases
As NSW experienced its worst single-day jump of COVID-19 cases since the virus broke out in the state, with 39 new diagnoses bringing the total to 210, health authorities revealed the ages of those affected, and almost 25 per cent are aged in their 30s. LIVE COVERAGE.
Younger NSW residents are driving up the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases as the state total hit 210 on Tuesday following 39 new confirmed cases.
In new statistics released by NSW Health, 52 of the confirmed cases are aged between 30-39, making up almost 25 per cent of the total.
Those aged in their 40s made up the second-most infected age bracket while just eight people in their 70s and three in their 80s have been diagnosed.
The figures were released shortly before health authorities released footage showing inside one of the state's new coronavirus clinics.
In the video, filmed at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, chairs are spaced out and marked on the floor while a doctor performs a test and workers disinfect doors.
The clinic is one of 29 new COVID-19 clinics across NSW.
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Originally published as Live coverage coronavirus NSW: 39 new COVID-19 cases
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