NSW’s Covid exposure sites list explodes with 174 venues across 79 suburbs on alert

A record number of exposure sites across dozens of suburbs have been added to the alerts list in an alarming sign the Covid crisis has a firm grip on Sydney.

Multiple Coles stores were placed on alert as an explosion of new venues visited by a person infected with coronavirus was revealed. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

A staggering 174 venues across 79 suburbs have been put on alert as the NSW Covid exposure sites list continues to explode.

Sydney’s outbreak has grown to more than 3000 active cases and every day there are dozens of new cases who were infectious in the community.

Almost all of the new venues were listed as casual contact sites, meaning anyone who went there needs to isolate until they receive a negative Covid test result.

This is with the exception of a fruit store in Campsie that was listed as a close contact venue.

Anyone who was at The World of Fruit on July 1 from 3pm to 4pm, July 20 from 6am to 7pm, July 21 from 5am to 7pm, July 22 from 5am to 7pm, July 23 from 5am to 7pm, July 24 from 5am to 7pm and July 25 from 5am to 7pm must get tested and isolate for two weeks regardless.

About 20 Woolworths stores are on alert. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

The extensive casual contact list also includes 20 Woolworths stores, five Coles’, six Aldi’s and three Bunnings outlets as well as a swath of other businesses ranging from chemists to independent grocery stores.

NSW Health issued the alert late on Tuesday night, almost 12 hours after Gladys Berejiklian announced a further 199 cases, noting it was a “very long” list.

Areas of concern mainly include suburbs in Sydney’s south and west like Cabramatta, Campsie and Bankstown but alerts are littered across the city.

The 79 suburbs with newly listed exposure sites include: Banksmeadow, Bankstown, Bankstown Aerodrome, Bass Hill, Belfield, Berala, Bexley, North Blacktown, Bonnyrigg, Brookvale, Cabramatta, Campsie, Canley Heights, Canterbury, Carlton, Castle Hill, Casula, Chester Hill, Chullora, Clemton Park, Condell Park, Constitution Hill, Doonside, Edmondson Park, Fairfield, Fairfield West, Figtree, Georges Hall, Granville, Greenfield Park, Greystanes, Guildford, Harris Park, Heckenberg, Hurstville, Ingleburn, Kingsgrove, Kogarah: Lakemba, Leppington, Liverpool, Macquarie Fields, Macquarie Park, Mascot, Merrylands, Minchinbury, Mount Annan, North Rocks, Northmead, Padstow, Parklea, Parramatta, Peakhurst, Pendle Hill, Prestons, Punchbowl, Quakers Hill, Rockdale, Rooty Hill, Rosehill, Roselands, Ryde, Seven Hills, Smithfield, South, Wentworthville, St Marys, Sydney, Toongabbie, Tregear, Ultimo, Villawood, Wakeley, Warwick Farm, Wattle Grove, Wentworthville, Westmead, Wetherill Park, Woodcroft and Yagoona.

Twitter lit up on Tuesday night with many Sydneysiders asking why the health department was yet to distribute a new list of exposure sites.

They are being updated on the website right now - unfortunately the list is very long!

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) August 3, 2021

Many were frustrated including one person who said: “So you’ve just given up now with easy to read updates?”.

“They are being updated on the website right now – unfortunately the list is very long,” NSW Health tweeted at about 10pm, urging people to check the website.

Another 174 venues were then added to the list.

All were classed as casual contact sites and anyone who visited them at the times and dates outlined below must get a Covid test and isolate until they get a negative result.

BANKSMEADOW

• Price and Speed Containers – Friday 23 July 23, 6:45am to 7:00am, 2:55pm to 4:05pm

BANKSTOWN

• Al Baraka Quality Meat – Friday July 23, 12pm to 12:10pm, Monday July 26, 12:01am to 10:15am, Wednesday July 28, 8:35am to 8:55am, Monday July 26, 2:30pm to 1:30pm

• Australia Post Bankstown – Thursday July 22, 3:45pm to 4:00pm

• BWS Bankstown – Monday July 26, 1:05pm to 1:20pm

• Baby Bunting – Monday July 29, 2:00pm to 2:25pm

• Chau‘s Pharmacy – Tuesday July 27, 3:30pm to 3:50pm

• Chemist Warehouse Bankstown, Wednesday July 28, 8:40am to 9:00pm

• Daily Delicious Bakery Bankstown – Monday July 26, 8:25am to 8:35pm

• Fields of Fruit – Sunday July 25, 2:50pm to 3:10pm

• Pharmacy 4 Less – Friday July 23, 12:40pm to 12:50pm, Sunday July 25, 7pm to 8pm, Wednesday July 28, 10:45am to 11am

• TC Brothers Kebabs and Pizzas – Tuesday July 27, 9:20pm to 9:30pm

• Woolworths, Tuesday July 20, 5:30am to 3:30pm, Wednesday July 21, 6am to 3pm, Thursday July 22, 6:30am to 4:30pm, Friday July 23, 12:15pm to 12:40pm, Saturday July 24, 9am to 2pm, Sunday July 25, 8:55am to 9:10pm, Monday July 26, 12:45pm to 1:05pm, Tuesday July 27, 10:45am to 6pm, Wednesday July 28, 10:30am to 3:30pm, Friday July 30, 8am to 7pm, Saturday July 31, 9am to 12:30pm

Deep cleaning underway at several sites. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

BANKSTOWN AERODROME

• ALDI Bankstown Airport – Saturday July 31, 10:40am to 11:05am

BASS HILL

• A Slice Of the Middle East – Wednesday July 28, 1:15pm to 1:30pm

• Aldi Bass Hill – Monday July 26, 5:45pm to 6:30pm

• Woolworths – Wednesday July 21, 9:05am to 9:30am, Wednesday July 28, 12pm to 1:30pm, Thursday July 29, 1pm to 1:15pm, Friday July 30, 3:30pm to 3:55pm

BELFIELD

• Natures Best Belfield – Saturday July 24, 10am to 10:30am

BERALA

• Woolworths – Thursday July 22, 8:10pm to 9:25pm, Friday July 30, 2:15pm to 2:30pm

BEXLEY NORTH

• Woolworths Metro – Saturday July 24, 10:05am to 10:10am, 4:05pm to 4:15pm, 8:55pm to 9:05pm, Sunday July 25, 2:50pm to 3pm, Monday July 26, 1:50pm to 1:55pm, 4pm to 4:10pm

BLACKTOWN

• Broaster Chicken – Friday July 23, 10:30am to 11am

• Coles – Wednesday July 21, 10:20pm to 10:45pm

• Daily Bread Shop – Friday July 23, 1:30pm to 1:35pm

• Good Luck Meat – Tuesday July 20, 12pm to 12:20pm

• Woolworths – Friday July 23, 4:05pm to 4:30pm, Sunday July 25, 9:55am to 10:30am, Monday July 26, 5pm to 5:35pm

BONNYRIGG

• Woolworths – Monday July 5, 7:30pm to 8:30pm, Monday July 12, 10am to 10:30am, Sunday July 18, 6pm to 6:45pm, Saturday July 24, 12pm to 12:30pm, Sunday July 25, 2:55pm to 3:05pm, Tuesday July 27, 11:15am to 11:35am, Friday July 30, 4:20pm to 4:40pm

Australia Post is on the list. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

BROOKEVALE

• Woolworths – Saturday July 31, 11:35am to 12:05pm

CABRAMATTA

• ANZ Cabramatta – Friday July 30, 9:50am to 10am

• Australia Post Cabramatta – Tuesday July 27, 9:45am to 9:55am

• Captain Cash Loans – Monday July 26, 3:20pm to 3:25pm

• Commonwealth Bank – Monday July 26, 8am to 8:05am

• Commonwealth Bank ATM – Tuesday July 27, All day, Wednesday July 28, 9am to 9:05am

• Everyday Happy Shoes – Monday July 26, 3:15pm to 3:30pm, Tuesday July 27, 11:50am to 12pm

• Hai Ha Money Transfer – Sunday July 25, 9:07am to 9:08am, Wednesday July 28, 1:10pm to 1:15pm

• New Good Luck Butchery – Sunday July 25, 9:40am to 9:50am

• Phuong Thao Fruit And Vegetable – Monday July 26, 5:30am to 5:40am

• Sharetea – Tuesday July 27, 1pm to 1:10pm, Wednesday July 28, 1:45pm to 2pm

• Viet Hoa Seafoods – Sunday July 25, 9:15am to 9:30am, Tuesday July 27, 12:20pm to 12:25pm, Wednesday July 28, 1:15pm to 1:25pm

• Western Union – Wednesday July 28, 1:10pm to 1:15pm

• Westpac Bank – Wednesday July 21, 12:20pm to 12:30pm

• Woolworths – Wednesday July 21, 12:25pm to 12:45pm, Friday July 23, 5:45pm to 6pm, Saturday July 24, 1:30pm to 1:35pm, Sunday July 25, 9:45am to 9:55am, Monday July 26, 8am to 8:30am, Tuesday July 27, 2pm to 2:30pm, Wednesday July 28, 4:10pm to 4:25pm

CAMPSIE

• Alan Lo Chemist – Wednesday July 28, 4:30pm to 4:55pm

• Campsie Discount Drug Store – Wednesday July 28, 6:05pm to 12am

• Campsie Pharmacy – Thursday July 22, all day, Sunday July 25, All day

• Canaan Supermarket Campsie – Thursday July 22, 11:45am to 11:40am, Sunday July 25, 1:05pm to 2pm, Tuesday July 27, 10:20am to 10:30am

Multiple sites in Parramatta have been exposed. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nikki Short

• Canaan Wholesale – Sunday July 25, 1pm to 1:05pm, Wednesday July 28, 9:25am to 9:35am, Thursday July 29, 11:40am to 11:50am, 3pm to 3:05pm

• Chemist Warehouse – Thursday July 22, 10:25am to 10:35am, 6pm to 6:15pm

• Om Sri Stores – Tuesday July 27, 3:20pm to 3:25pm, Wednesday July 28, 6:15pm to 12am

• Woolworths – Thursday July 15, 4:10pm to 4:30pm, 6:20pm to 6:40pm, Tuesday July 20, 10am to 11am, Thursday July 22, 11:35am to 12:15pm, Friday July 23, 1pm to 1:20pm, Tuesday July 27, 2pm to 2:20pm, 3:05pm to 3:20pm

CANLEY HEIGHTS

• Digi Electronics – Friday July 30, 2:10pm to 2:45pm

• Saiko-T – Friday July 30, 2pm to 2:10pm

CANTERBURY

• Australia Post – Wednesday July 28, 3pm to 3:10pm

CARLTON

• Big Fresh Carlton – Friday July 30, 2:45pm to 12am

CASTLE HILL

• Aldi – Wednesday July 28, 5:45pm to 6:15pm

CASULA

• Coles – Saturday July 17, 12:10pm to 1:30pm, Thursday July 22, 4:45pm to 5:15pm, Sunday July 25, 3pm to 4pm

• King Ananas – Sunday July 25, 3pm to 4pm

• Oliver Brown – Sunday July 25, 3pm to 4pm

• Shell Coles Express – Friday July 23, 5pm to 5:10pm

• Woolworths – Sunday July 25, 3:20pm to 3:35pm

CHESTER HILL

• Chester Hill Newsagency, Thursday July 29, 4:30pm to 4:40pm

•Woolworths – Monday July 26, 11am to 12pm

CLEMTON PARK

• Coles – Sunday July 25, 1:30pm to 2pm, Tuesday July 27, 11:15am to 11:40am, Wednesday July 28, 4:05pm to 4:35pm

CONDELL PARK

• Condell Park Produce – Saturday July 31, 10:05am to 10:10am

• Thien‘s Auto Repairs – Tuesday July 27, 11:20am to 11:25am

ADF members have been deployed to help with compliance. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

• Watsup Brothers Kebabs – Tuesday July 27, 10:25am to 10:35am

• Watch Your Fingers Patisserie – Thursday July 29, 12:15pm to 12:30pm

DOONSIDE

• Pinoy Stop – Sunday July 25, 3:45pm to 4:15pm

• SUPA IGA Rainbow – Monday July 26, 6:35pm to 6:45pm, Wednesday July 28, 8pm to 8:15pm

EDMONSON PARK

• Loaded by BL Ed Square – Saturday July 24, 6pm to 7pm

FAIRFIELD

• Red Lea Chickens – Sunday July 25, 10:25pm to 10:40pm

FAIRFIELD WEST

• Sweets and Groceries on Hamilton – Friday July 30, 11:50am to 11:55am

FIGTREE

• Woolworths – Tuesday July 27, 12:30pm to 1pm

GEORGES HALL

• Supa IGA – Saturday July 31, 10:20am to 10:35am

GRANVILLE

• Chemist Warehouse – Wednesday July 21, 6pm to 6:30pm, Monday July 26, 10:20am to 10:25am

• Commonwealth Bank – Monday July 26, 10am to 10:15am

GREENFIELD PARK

• Lucky Greenfield Mixed Business – Saturday July 24, 1:10pm to 1:20pm

GREYSTANES

• Australia Post – Thursday July 29, 3:25pm to 3:40pm

GUILDFORD

• 7-Eleven – Tuesday July 27, 4:15pm to 4:30pm

• Aldi – Saturday July 24, 1:30pm to 2pm, Monday July 26, 11am to 11:20am

• Westpac – Tuesday July 27, 1:55pm to 2:10pm

HARRIS PARK

• Chatkazz – Tuesday July 27, 2:15pm to 2:30pm

• Cincotta Discount Chemist – Tuesday July 27, 2:10pm to 2:25pm, 8:35pm to 8:45pm

• Sai Grocery Mart – Monday July 26, 1:50pm to 2:05pm, Tuesday July 27, 1:25pm to 1:30pm

• Heckenberg Cellars Supermarket – Sunday July 25, 2:05pm to 2:15pm

• Hong Anh Grocery – Monday July 26, 1:25pm to 1:30pm

HECKENBERG

• Lola’s Island Shop – Sunday July 25, 2pm to 2:10pm, Monday July 26, 1:15pm to 1:30pm

HURSTVILLE

• Kmart – Saturday July 24, 1pm to 6pm, Sunday July 25, 10am to 3pm

• Le Wrap – Tuesday July 20, 10am to 10:30am

Bunnings stores have also been exposed. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

• Oporto – Tuesday July 20, 10:30am to 11am

INGLEBURN

• Commonwealth Bank – Monday July 26, 9:25am to 9:35am

• Freechoice – Monday July 26, 9:15am to 9:20am

KINGSGROVE

• Woolworths – Tuesday July 27, 2:10pm to 2:20pm

KOGARAH

• Blake Street Kitchen – Wednesday July 28, 7:25pm to 7:35pm, Friday July 30, 1:20pm to 1:30pm

LAKEMBA

• Lakemba Mobile House – Tuesday July 27, 2:15pm to 2:20pm

• Syd Hoque Trading Grocery Shop – Sunday July 25, 5:25pm to 5:35pm

LEPPINGTON

• Chemist Warehouse – Sunday July 25, 10:30am to 10:45am

LIVERPOOL

• Coles – Wednesday July 28, 12:35pm to 12:55pm

• Big Daddy‘s Burger Bar – Wednesday July 28, 12pm to 12:10pm

• Sam‘s Country Growers – Saturday July 24, 10:15am to 10:40am, Wednesday July 28, 11:50am to 12pm

MACQUARIE FIELDS

• Chemist Warehouse – Tuesday July 27, 12am to 12am

• Woolworths – Tuesday July 27, 5:55pm to 6:10pm

• Glenquarie Laundromat – Tuesday July 27, 5:50pm to 5:55pm

MACQUARIE PARK

• Aldi – Saturday July 24, 4pm to 4:30pm

MASCOT

• Oliver Brown – Saturday July 24, 11:40am to 11:45am

MERRYLANDS

• Trims Fresh – Friday July 23, 10am to 12pm

MINCHINBURY

• Bunnings – Saturday July 31, 9:45am to 10:15am

MOUNT ANNAN

• Australia Post – Wednesday July 28, 4:35pm to 4:45pm

NORTH ROCKS

• 7-Eleven – Wednesday July 28, 1:25pm to 1:45pm

• Coles – Friday July 30, 3:15pm to 4pm

• Priceline – Friday July 30, 3:15pm to 3:30pm

NORTHMEAD

• Bunnings – Wednesday July 28, 3:45pm to 4pm

PADSTOW

• Barry‘s Quality Meat – Monday July 26, 12pm to 12:25pm

• Blooms Chemist – Saturday July 24, 1:15pm to 1:25pm

• Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology – Tuesday July 27, 10:30am to 10:45am

199 new cases were recorded on Tuesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Coker

PARKLEA

• Parklea Markets – Saturday July 24, 8:35am to 8:50am

PARRAMATTA

• Bourke Street Bakery – Monday July 26, 9:05am to 9:10am, Tuesday July 27, 8am to 8:10am

• Centrelink – Tuesday July 20, 12:10pm to 12:45pm, Tuesday July 27, 12:30pm to 1:30pm, Wednesday July 28, 11:45am to 12am

• Coles – Sunday July 25, 3:50pm to 4:30pm, Monday July 26, 1:55pm to 2:35pm

• Commonwealth Bank – Tuesday July 27, 3:15pm to 3:30pm, Wednesday July 28, 2:05pm to 3:15pm

• Service NSW – Tuesday July 27, 1:40pm to 3:25pm

• Stellamoon Cafe – Tuesday July 27, 8:25am to 8:35am

• The Edge Supplement Nutrition – Tuesday July 27, 9:05am to 9:10am

PEAKHURST

• Petbarn – Thursday July 29, 5:20pm to 5:25pm

PENDLE HILL

• 7-Eleven – Wednesday July 14, 6:15pm to 6:45pm, Friday July 23, 5am to 5:05am, 11:10am to 11:20am, Sunday July 25, 2:50pm to 3pm, Monday July 26, 5am to 5:05am

• CTC – Monday July 26, 3pm to 3:05pm

• Metro Petroleum – Friday July 23, 7:45pm to 8pm

• Pendle Hill Fish Market – Sunday July 25, 1pm to 1:30pm, Tuesday July 27, 12:15pm to 12:30pm

• Pendle Hill Halal Meat – Sunday July 25, 10:30am to 10:40am

• Pendle Hill Meat Market – Sunday July 25, 1pm to 1:30pm

• Mediadvice Pharmacy – Friday July 23, 9:30am to 9:40am, Sunday July 25, 9:20am to 9:25am

• Pendle Inn Hotel – Friday July 23, 6:15pm to 6:25pm, Saturday July 24, 2:20pm to 2:30pm, 6:20pm to 6:30pm, Sunday July 25, 11:20am to 11:55am, Wednesday July 28, 1:40pm to 1:50pm

• Rajah Supermarket – Sunday July 25, 1pm to 1:30pm

• Woolworths Metro – Friday July 23, 3pm to 3:25pm, Sunday July 25, 10:35am to 10:40am, Monday July 26, 12:05pm to 12:15pm, 2:50pm to 3pm

PRESTONS

• Scania Australia – Saturday July 24, 9:20am to 9:45am

• West Trans Service – Friday July 23, 12:30pm to 1pm

• Woolworths – Wednesday July 28, 7:30am to 7:55am

• XS Espresso – Monday July 26, 7:30am to 8am

PUNCHBOWL

• Abu Ahmad Butchery – Monday July 26, 2:40pm to 2:50pm

QUAKERS HILL

• 7-Eleven – Wednesday July 21, 10:40pm to 10:50pm

• McDonalds – Monday July 19, 10:20pm to 10:30pm

ROCKDALE

• Rockdale Plaza Newsagency – Monday July 26, 11am to 11:20am

ROOTY HILL

• Bayliss Hardware – Saturday July 31, 9am to 10am

ROSEHILL

• Woolworths – Friday July 23, 9:30am to 9:45am

ROSELANDS

• Caltex – Friday July 23, 6:45pm to 6:55pm

Sydney is in its fifth week of lockdown. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

RYDE

• Woolworths – Saturday July 31, 9:30pm to 10pm

SEVEN HILLS

• Woolworths – Sunday August 1, 12:55pm to 1:10pm

• Aldi – Wednesday July 28, 9:10am to 9:50am

• Australia Post – Wednesday July 28, 1:05pm to 1:35pm

• Milan Bazaar – Friday July 23, 3:50pm to 4:05pm

• The Reject Shop – Friday July 23, 3:10pm to 3:15pm

• Woolworths – Friday July 23, 3:15pm to 3:30pm, Wednesday July 28, 9:50am to 10am

SMITHFIELD

• King Living Warehouse – Friday July 23, 10:55am to 9pm

SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE

• KFC – Friday July 30, 9pm to 9:05pm

ST MARYS

• Metro Petroleum – Sunday July 25, 5:45pm to 6:10pm

• The Kai Drop – Sunday July 25, 10:40am to 10:50am

SYDNEY

• Chemist Warehouse – Friday July 23, 6:20pm to 6:40pm

TOONGABBIE

• Pharmacy Nutrition Warehouse – Wednesday July 28, 12:45pm to 1:30pm

TREGEAR

• IGA – Friday July 30, 3pm to 4pm

ULTIMO

• Guzman Y Gomez Broadway – Thursday July 29, 8:05pm to 8:15pm

VILLAWOOD

• Bunnings – Thursday July 29, 4:05pm to 4:35pm

WAKELEY

• IGA – Sunday July 25, 8pm to 9pm

WARWICK FARM

• Dollar World Australia – Sunday July 25, 2:40pm to 2:50pm

WATTLE GROVE

• Village Discount Pharmacy – Friday July 23, 10:25am to 11am

WENTWORTHVILLE

• Chemsave – Monday July 26, 8:10pm to 8:20pm

• Officeworks – Friday July 23, 3:10pm to 3:35pm, Wednesday July 28, 1:50pm to 2:30pm

• Udaya Supermart – Wednesday July 28, 7:55pm to 8:05pm

WESTMEAD

• Speedway Petrol Station – Monday July 19, 9pm to 9:05pm

WETHERILL PARK

• McDonalds – Monday July 19, 1:40pm to 1:50pm

WOODCROFT

• Barone Pharmacy – Wednesday July 21, 10:50am to 10:55am

YAGOONA

• BWS – Monday July 26, 11:25am to 11:35am

• Nepean Building and Infrastructure – Saturday July 31, 6am to 3pm

On Tuesday health authorities put more suburbs on notice, with Covid “creeping” across the city.

Of the 199 new vases, 50 were infectious in the community.

“That’s the number we’re really watching to try and get down as much as we can,“ Ms Berejiklian said.

Eighty-eight of the cases were linked to a known case or cluster, 67 were household contacts and 21 were close contacts, while the source of infection for 111 cases is under investigation.

A full list of venue alerts can be found on the NSW Health website.