Coronavirus Sydney city: Surry Hills, Potts Point epicentre of outbreak

For the first time we can tell you how many COVID-19 cases there are in YOUR suburb. In and around the CBD, Surry Hills, Darlinghurst, Rushcutters Bay, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Woolloomooloo are hot spots for the virus’s spread.

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Fresh data released by NSW Health has revealed the number of COVID-19 cases at postcode level for the first time.

The latest statistics as of Thursday afternoon show 120 cases of the potentially deadly disease have been confirmed as residents of the City of Sydney local government area.

That mark is the third highest in the state behind only the Northern Beaches (124) and Waverley (151) council areas.

Nursing staff from St. Vincent’s Hospital see local residents and backpackers at a COVID-19 testing clinic. Picture: AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Drilling down to a hyper-local level the data reveals the postcodes of 2010 and 2011 have the highest concentration of cases in the City of Sydney with 22 each.

Those postcodes include the suburbs of Darlinghurst and Surry Hills (2010) and Rushcutters Bay, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Woolloomooloo (2011).

Next is the 2000 postcode – with 11 coronavirus patients – taking in the CBD, The Rocks, Millers Point, Dawes Point, Haymarket and Barangaroo.

A woman being tested for coronavirus at St Vincent's. Picture: AAP Image/Supplied by St Vincent's Hospital

NSW’s total count rose by 116 in the 24 hours from 8pm Tuesday, March 31, which took the tally to 2,298 cases.

More than 108,000 NSW residents have been tested and excluded from having COVID-19 so far.

CASES BY POSTCODE (APRIL 2, 2020)

2000: 11

2007: 4

2008: 1

2009: 7

2010: 22

2011: 22

2015: 6

2016: 7

2017: 6

2018: 8

2037: 3

2042: 6

2043: 3

2050: 4