18 new cases Covid-19 have been detected in the past 24 hours with only 5 cases from hotel quarantine.
The 18 new cases reported to 8.00pm include:
- One person linked to the Crossroads Hotel cluster and attended Planet Fitness gym Casula (noted in yesterday’s release)
- Four people who attended the Thai Rock Restaurant in Stockland Mall Wetherill Park, and a close contact of a case who was there
- Two people who are members of the same household that involved two cases reported yesterday
- One close contact of a previously reported case
- Three people (including two in southern Sydney and in one in South Western Sydney) who have no identified links to known clusters
- One person remains under investigation
- Five people who are overseas travellers in hotel quarantine.
The total number of cases associated with the Crossroads Hotel cluster is 45. This includes 14 who attended the hotel on 3 July, one who attended on 5 July, and 30 who are linked to the cluster but who did not attend the hotel on 3 July.
One of the new locally acquired cases attended Holy Duck! restaurant in Chippendale on 10 July between 7.15pm and 9.30pm. The restaurant was closed last night and is being cleaned and all close contacts are being identified.
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