New stay at home orders and restrictions extended as Bondi cluster grows to 65 – Friday, 25 June 2021
NSW recorded 11 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, six of which were announced Thursday morning.
NSW Health has also been notified of an additional 17 locally acquired cases overnight. These cases will be included in tomorrow’s numbers. There are now 65 cases linked to the Bondi cluster.
NSW Health can now announce a man in his 40s from Sydney’s north-west first reported on Friday 18 June, has now been officially ruled out following further testing at a new expert panel convened by NSW Health yesterday (Thursday) evening.
NSW Health thanks this person for their co-operation in undertaking a range of comprehensive COVID-19 testing as we worked to understand the timing and nature of the reported infection. The case will be removed from reported numbers tomorrow.
There were 47,603 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 48,402. NSW Health thanks the community for coming forward to get tested for COVID-19. High testing numbers are vital in detecting cases of COVID-19 in order to prevent further transmission.
Case details
Of the 11 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, six cases were already announced yesterday. They are:
- A man in his 30s who attended the Christo’s Pizzeria in Paddington at the same time as a previously reported case.
- Three women who are close contacts of a previously reported case who works as a hairdresser at a Double Bay hair salon. All have been in isolation while infectious.
- A man in his 40s who is linked to the West Hoxton birthday party, attended by previously reported cases linked to the Bondi cluster. As of 8pm last night, a total of 17 people who attended the party have now tested positive for COVID-19.
- A man in his 40s from Sydney’s eastern suburbs who is linked to the Bondi cluster.
Five further locally acquired cases were notified to 8pm last night. They are:
- A man in his 30s, a woman in her 30s, and their child who are household contacts of each other from Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
- A woman in her 80s from Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
- A man in his 20s from the Sutherland Shire who is a close contact of a previously reported case and has been isolating while infectious.
17 locally acquired cases were notified overnight. These cases will be included in tomorrow’s numbers. 14 of these cases are linked to known cases, and 3 cases are under investigation.
NSW Health is working with Victorian health authorities after a man who had attended the West Hoxton birthday party has tested as a positive case in Victoria. The case is counted in the Victorian COVID-19 numbers.
Venues of concern are regularly being identified as case investigations continue, and the list of venues and associated health advice is continuing to be updated. Please check the NSW Health website regularly and follow the relevant health advice if you have attended a venue of concern.
Stay at home orders for parts of Sydney; restrictions extended
To protect the people of NSW from the evolving COVID-19 outbreak, current restrictions will be extended to at least midnight on Friday 2 July.
In addition, following updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant about the growing risk to the community, stay-at-home orders are being introduced for at least one week for those who live in, or whose usual place of work is in, Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and City of Sydney Councils.
Due to the risk associated with an increasing number of exposure venues where transmission has occurred, from 11.59pm tonight until at least 11.59pm on Friday 2 July, residents of the four LGAs must stay at home unless it is for an essential reason.
The reasons you may leave your home include:
- Shopping for food or other essential goods and services;
- Medical care or compassionate needs;
- Exercise outdoors in groups of 10 or fewer;
- Essential work, or education, where you cannot work or study from home.
We understand this is a difficult time for everyone, however we need to take these steps now to get on top of this outbreak.
People should only enter the four LGAs for essential purposes.
As previously stated, if you live or work in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Randwick, Canada Bay, Inner West, Bayside, and Woollahra local government areas, you cannot travel outside metropolitan Sydney for non-essential reasons.
Residents across greater Sydney should also limit unnecessary activity and avoid large gatherings in coming days and comply with the current restrictions.
Get tested
Today there are 31 COVID clinics open for the public to access free COVID-19 testing in western Sydney.
It is best to check opening hours, locations and details through the NSW Health website as they are subject to change.
| Clinic | Opening Times |
| Rouse Hill Drive-through Clinic 32 Worcester Road, Rouse Hill, NSW, 2155 | 8am – 10pm Until further notice No booking required |
| Castle Hill Drive-through Clinic Showground Road, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill, NSW, 2154 Entrance off Showground Road at the traffic lights between the intersections at Gilbert Road and Carrington Road. | 8am – 10pm Until further notice No booking required |
| Merrylands Clinic (Merrylands Park) – Sydpath Cnr Burnett Street and Merrylands Road, Merrylands, NSW, 2160 | 8am – 8pm Until further notice No booking required |
| Seven Hills Laverty Pathology 156 Best Road, Seven Hills, NSW, 2147 Walk-in | 8am – 5pm Until Saturday, 26 June 8am – 10pm on Sunday, 27 June No booking required |
| Castle Hill Laverty Pathology 14 Kentwell Avenue, Castle Hill, NSW, 2154 Walk-in | 8am – 4:30pm Until Saturday, 26 June 8am – 10pm on Sunday, 27 June No booking required |
Anyone feeling unwell, even with the mildest of symptoms to self-isolate from others and should come forward for COVID-19 testing. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of taste or smell.
Other reported symptoms include fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, headache, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting and loss of appetite.
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