New South Wales records 12 new coronavirus cases as cluster in Sydney's south-west grows again and testing numbers plummet
New South Wales has reported 12 new coronavirus cases, including two in the community linked to a cluster in Sydney's south-west.
The two new locally acquired cases are from the Oran Park community cluster, which has now grown to 25 cases. Both new cases are in isolation.
Ten of the new cases are returned travellers who are in hotel quarantine, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 4,209.
There were 6,438 COVID-19 tests done in the reporting period which dropped by more than 1,000 from 7,447 the day before.
New South Wales has reported 12 new coronavirus cases. Pictured: pedestrians cross the road in Sydney CBD on Monday
NSW Health are treating 77 COVID-19 cases, with one patient in intensive care who is not ventilated.
Authorities are urging the public to remain vigilant with coronavirus and be tested immediately if they have mild symptoms of the deadly disease.
NSW Health issued an alert for anyone who attended the Bathurst 1000 racing event and local residents of the town to be tested after remnants of COVID-19 was found in sewage.
'Members of the Bathurst community responded very well to these calls and subsequently no cases have been detected in the Bathurst community or in those people associated with the Bathurst 1000,' Dr Jeremy McAnulty said.
There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW.
Well over half of NSW voters are terrified that a coronavirus outbreak will force Sydney into a Melbourne-style lockdown, a new poll reveals.
A shocking 63 per cent of respondents to the Ipsos survey were concerned about a huge outbreak hitting the state.
This is despite the state not having more than 20 new cases a day since May at the end of the first wave of the pandemic.
The poll was commissioned by the Sydney Morning Herald and Nine News, and questioned 863 adults online from October 21 to 23.
The Ipsos poll revealed that those over age 55 are far more afraid of catching coronavirus than other age groups.
Comments were mixed on social media with some voicing their concern that a Melbourne-style outbreak was possible in Sydney.
'Wear masks on transport, in stores and flights, Wake up Gladys make it mandatory,' wrote one commenter on Facebook.
'Well allowing churches to have 300 parishioners back in an inside environment shaking hands and hugging (peace be upon you) or singing to extremely loud music is a recipe for disaster,' wrote another.
A nurse takes a drivers details at the Bondi Beach coronavirus drive through testing facility
Others were skeptical: 'It's the media frenzy that are causing these concerns,' wrote one.
'No one is worried. What a rubbish headline, wouldn’t waste a click,' another wrote.
The Ipsos poll also found 49 per cent of voters - almost half - were worried about not being able to travel interstate or overseas.
NSW residents are not deemed to be as low-risk as residents are of other mainland states such as Tasmania, Western Australia, or the Northern Territory.
The poll also found more than 60 per cent of voters are worried about an ongoing Covid-19 recession next year.
Ipsos director Jessica Elgood told the paper the economic fear differed across age brackets, with those aged 18 to 24 the most worried about losing their jobs.
The poll also revealed that although people are scared of a recession they are not so fearful about being able to pay their day-to-day bills.
In a bright spot of news for Glady Berejiklian's government, the poll also found 74 per cent of voters are happy with the NSW premier's handling of the pandemic.
Pedestrians enter a train station in Sydney CBD amid the coronavirus pandemic on Monday