COVID-19: Social distancing is working in Manly, but Dee Why’s numbers continue to rise

The latest coronavirus data shows that Manly’s cases have stabilised, but Dee Why’s continue to rise. And, for the first time there are details of where people contracted the virus.

Locals at Dee Why Beach on March 28, 2020, pictured ignoring the government’s advise to stay away from public spaces. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

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The latest coronavirus figures show there are 152 cases of the disease on the northern beaches, up from 145 on Thursday.

And, for the first time data has been made available revealing whether the cases were acquired overseas or locally.

It comes as Northern Beaches Hospital reported its first death from COVID-19 on Sunday.

A 76-year-old man, believed to be local, died of the virus.

Northern Beaches Hospital. Picture: Julian Andrews.

NSW Health confirmed he was a passenger of the doomed cruise ship Ruby Princess.

An analysis of the latest data shows Seaforth and Fairlight’s COVID-19 cases were all obtained abroad, while the postcodes of 2095 which includes Manly, 2096, which takes in Queenscliff, Curl Curl and Harbord and 2097, the postcode for Collaroy, Collaroy Beach, Collaroy Plateau West, Long Reef and Wheeler Heights all saw the highest number of locally acquired cases at four each.

Locals at Dee Why Beach on March 28, 2020. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

The suburb of Manly which was earmarked as an early hotspot for the virus has stabilised at 20 cases, with no new ones for a week.

However, the other trouble area Dee Why has seen its numbers continue to go up with four new cases since last week.

The postcode 2105 which includes the suburbs Church Point, Elvina Bay, Lovett Bay, Scotland Island has no cases of the disease yet.

Aerial view of Scotland Island, Pittwater, Northern Beaches Image supplied by Destination NSW. Credit: Hamilton Lund; Destination NSW

The latest available figures for COVID-19 by postcode are below:

2084 – Akuna Bay, Cottage Point, Duffys Forest and Terrey Hills: 3 (2 overseas, 1 locally acquired)

2085 – Belrose, Davidson: 4 (1 overseas, 3 locally acquired)

2086 – Frenchs Forest, Frenchs Forest East: 6 (3 overseas, 3 locally acquired)

2087 – Forestville, Killarney Heights: 6 (3 overseas, 2, locally acquired and 1 interstate)

2092 – Seaforth: 8 (8 overseas)

2093 – Balgowlah, Balgowlah Heights, Clontarf, Manly Vale, North Balgowlah: 11 (9 overseas, 1 locally acquired, 1 interstate)

2094 – Fairlight: 5 (5 overseas)

2095 – Manly, Manly East: 20 (16 overseas, 4 locally acquired)

2096 – Queenscliff, Curl Curl, Harbord: 14 (10 overseas, 4 locally acquired)

2097 – Collaroy, Collaroy Beach, Collaroy Plateau West, Long Reef, Wheeler Heights: 13 (9 overseas, 4 locally acquired)

2099 – Cromer, Cromer Heights, Dee Why, Dee Why Beach, Narraweena, North Curl Curl, Wingala: 19 (14 overseas, 3 locally acquired, 2 under investigation)

2100 – Allambie, Allambie Heights, Beacon Hill, Brookvale, North Manly, Oxford Falls, Warringah Mall: 7 (7 overseas)

2101 – Elanora Heights, Ingleside, Narrabeen, Narrabeen Peninsula, North Narrabeen: 9 (6 overseas, 2 locally acquired, 1 interstate)

2102 – Warriewood: 7 (5 overseas, 2 locally acquired)

2103 – Mona Vale: 5 (4 overseas, 1 locally acquired)

2104 – Bayview: 2 (2 overseas)

2105 – Church Point, Elvina Bay, Lovett Bay, Scotland Island: 0

2106 – Newport, Newport Beach: 5 (3 overseas, 2 locally acquired)

2107 – Avalon, Avalon Beach, Bilgola, Careel Bay, Clareville, Paradise Beach, Taylors Point, Whale Beach: 6 (4 overseas, 2 locally acquired)

2108 – Palm Beach: 2 (2 overseas)