Live Breaking News: Urgent warning for new areas of Sydney

NSW Health officials have flagged new suburbs as growing hotspots for Covid-19 cases as the state recorded its worst day of the pandemic.

Welcome to our live Covid coverage, looking at the situation in NSW.

 

The numbers continue to soar in Australia's largest state - with a record 1290 cases being detected overnight. There were also four deaths.

One of the biggest warnings from today's press conference was about the suburbs of most concern in Sydney where cases are skyrocketing, the fact and we're now seeing cases from those suburbs spill over into neighbouring suburbs.

Dr Kerry Chant said suburbs such as Ryde and Meadowbank, while Guildford, Merrylands, Auburn, Greenacre, Punchbowl are “seeing such a high case rate”.

She said health authorities are continuing to observe a viral “spillover” in adjacent LGAs, which is “usually from workers going into those LGAs of concern and bringing them back and infecting their families”.

"Be very careful in the way you move about in your community," she said. "We are also seeing some spill over into adjacent local government areas and that is usually from workers going into those local government areas of concern and bringing them back and affecting the families.

"Ryde and Meadowbank and some inner west suburbs such as Marrickville where we are seeing the introduction (of the virus) in factories and other workplaces. It is important that all workplaces consider their Covid safe plans."

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