Worrying alert for THIRTY ONE new Sydney coronavirus exposure sites including five Woolworths, Aldi and Coles
Hundreds of Sydneysiders will be plunged into isolation after a huge list of 31 new coronavirus exposure sites across the city were revealed.
The vast majority of new venues are spread throughout the Harbour City's western suburbs with 141 new locally acquired infections on Sunday including two deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 2,081 since the outbreak began last month.
With only essential retail stores still operating in Sydney under strict lockdown rules, a large number of supermarkets and medical centres made up the growing list of exposed venues.
This includes five Woolworths, a Coles, two IGA and an Aldi all flagged by NSW Health.
Fairfield Coles shoppers who visited the store on July 16 between 3:00pm to 3:15pm are also considered close contacts, along with anyone who attended Fairfield Aldi on the same day from 3:15pm to 3:30pm
Pictured: A medical worker prepares to administer a test at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus testing centre
Public health alerts were issued for five Woolworths supermarkets including Lakemba for July 22, Eagle Vale and Eastern Creek for July 18, Fairfield on July 16 and Emerton for July 12, 15, 16, 18 and 19.
Shoppers who visited these stores at the times listed by state health authorities are regarded as casual contacts and must immediately get tested and self isolate until a negative result is received.
Fairfield Coles shoppers who visited the store on July 16 between 3:00pm to 3:15pm are also considered close contacts, along with anyone who attended Fairfield Aldi on the same day from 3:15pm to 3:30pm.
The Dan Murphy's store in Wentworthville has also been put on alert after being visited by an infected shopper
Latest Covid exposure sites in NSW
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
Strathfield Oporto Strathfield Plaza, 31/11 The Boulevard. Tuesday 20 July 3:30pm to 3:40pm
Campsie Sunny Supermarket 110 Clissold Parade. Tuesday 20 July 1:45pm to 1:50pm
Pendle Hill Mirunas Super Take Away 150 Pendle Way. Tuesday 20 July 5:20pm to 5:25pm
Punchbowl Metro Petrol 998 Punchbowl Rd. Thursday 22 July 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Lakemba A2Z Medical Centre: Vaccination Clinic 96 Haldon St. Wednesday 21 July 11:00am to 12:00pm
Sydney Café 10 235 Jones St. Friday 16 July 11:05am to 11:20am
Strathfield Commonwealth Bank 38/40 The Boulevarde. Tuesday 20 July 2:50pm to 4:30pm
Padstow Thai Elephant 19A Faraday Rd. Saturday 17 July 7:45pm to 7:55pm
Pendle Hill Pendle Hill Seafood Market 5 Joyce St. Friday 16 July 9:00am to 7:30pm Saturday 17 July 9:00am to 7:30pm. Sunday 18 July 9:00am to 7:30pm
Lakemba Haldon Street Medical Practice 101-103 Haldon Street. Tuesday 20 July 8:15am to 10:30am
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received.
Seven Hills Thai Spice 224 Prospect Highway. Monday 12 July 2:10pm to 2:30pm
Blacktown Service NSW Blacktown MegaCentre Shop B1, B2/14 St Martins Cres. Monday 12 July 3:20pm to 4:20pm
Merrylands Kabul House 186A Merrylands Road. Tuesday 13 July 12:30pm to 12:50pm
Greenfield Park BP Lot 1 Greenfield Pard Rd Cnr, Mimosa Rd. Thursday 22 July 4:45pm to 5:15pm
Parramatta Romeos IGA Food Hall 37-39 George St. Monday 19 July 8:40am to 8:45am
Haymarket IGA Thai Kee Market City, 9-13 Hay Street. Saturday 17 July 4:00pm to 5:00pm. Sunday 18 July 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Lakemba Woolworths 2-26 Haldon Street. Thursday 22 July 10:30am to 11:00am
Auburn Advanced Medical Centre 79 Auburn Rd. Thursday 15 July 7:40pm to 7:55pm. Friday 16 July 1:50pm to 2:50pm
Pendle Hill Rajah Supermarket 115 Pendle Way. Monday 19 July 3:00pm to 3:15pm
Campsie Golden Territory Seafood Restaurant 204 Beamish St. Monday 19 July 1:25pm to 1:40pm
Macquarie Fields Cincotta Discount Chemist 80 Saywell Rd. Tuesday 20 July 9:15am to 9:20am
Eagle Vale Steaming Mug Café 180 Gould Road, Eagle Vale Marketplace. Sunday 18 July 2:45pm to 2:50pm
Eagle Vale Woolworths 180 Gould Road, Eagle Vale Marketplace. Sunday 18 July 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Eagle Vale Soul Patterson Chemist 180 Gould Road, Eagle Vale Marketplace. Sunday 18 July 4:10pm to 4:20pm
Eagle Vale BWS 180 Gould Road, Eagle Vale Marketplace. Sunday 18 July 4:30pm to 4:45pm
Eastern Creek Woolworths 159 Rooty Hill Rd. Sunday 18 July 1:45pm to 2:45pm
Wentworthville Dan Murphy's Cnr Great Western Highway & Florence Street. Saturday 17 July 11:30am to 12:30pm
Emerton Woolworths 40 Jersey Rd. Monday 12 July 11:00am to 12:05pm. Thursday 15 July 3:15pm to 3:55pm. Friday 16 July 4:25pm to 5:50pm. Sunday 18 July 6:10pm to 7:10pm. Monday 19 July 2:05pm to 2:55pm
Fairfield Coles Station St. Friday 16 July 3:00pm to 3:15pm
Fairfield Aldi 8/36 Station St. Friday 16 July 3:15pm to 3:30pm
Fairfield Woolworths Neeta City Shopping Centre, 1/29 Court Rd. Friday 16 July 3:30pm to 3:45pm
PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTES
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
Bus 817 From Fairfield Station, Stand A to The Boulevarde at Kihilla Street, Fairfield Heights. Thursday 22 July 9.28am to 9.36am
Bus 817 From The Boulevarde before Kihilla Street, Fairfield Heights to Smart Street before Spencer Street, Fairfield. Thursday 22 July 10.34am to 10.41am
Bus 905 From Smart Street opposite Fairfield Police Station, Fairfield to Tangerine Street before Woodville Road, Fairfield East. Thursday 22 July 12.03pm to 12.13pm
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received.
Train T4 Bondi Junction to Cronulla Line From Kings Cross to Kogarah. Wednesday 14 July 1.14pm to 1.48pm
Train T4 Cronulla to Bondi Junction Line From Kogarah to Kings Cross. Wednesday 14 July 8.08pm to 8.40pm
Train T4 Bondi Junction to Cronulla Line From Kings Cross to Kogarah. Thursday 15 July 7.52am to 8:32am
Train T4 Cronulla to Bondi Junction Line From Kogarah to Kings Cross. Thursday 15 July 5.01pm to 5.39pm
Anyone who visited Haymarket IGA at Thai Kee Market City on July 18 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm is considered a close contact
Parramatta Romeos IGA was among the other supermarkets that received a public health alert for anyone who visited on July 19 between 8:40am to 8:45am, while another IGA in the inner city was also added to the list.
Anyone who visited Haymarket IGA at Thai Kee Market City on July 18 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm is considered a close contact.
Customers at two busy bottle shops in the west were warned they may have been exposed to the virus with Eagle Vale BWS flagged for July 18 and Wentworthville Dan Murphy's issued an alert for July 17.
Strathfield Oporto, Strathfield Commonwealth Bank, Padstow Thai Elephant, Pendle Hill Seafood Market and the Lakemba A2Z Medical Centre: Vaccination Clinic were among other venues also hit with public health alerts.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the fatality involving the young woman should serve as a stark warning to the community that Covid does not discriminate
Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned 38 of the new cases were infectious in the community during Sunday morning's press conference.
A woman in her late 30s who had no pre-existing health conditions was reported to have died of Covid, along with a second woman, in her 70s from southwest Sydney.
There are 141 patients with Covid in Sydney hospitals. Of these, 43 are in intensive care with 42 of them unvaccinated. Only one patient has received their first Covid jab.
One patient in hospital is in their teens, while there are seven people in their 20s, and three in their 30s. There are 32 patients aged between 50 and 79 in hospital.
Ms Berejiklian said the young woman's death should serve as a stark warning to those complacent about the virus that it does not discriminate.
The woman, who was from Sydney's CBD and reportedly Brazilian, had no known health conditions that could have contributed to her death.
Sydney is now entering its fifth week of lockdown (pictured, the city's quiet CBD on Sunday)
'This is a horribly cruel disease, and that's why our response has been so strong against it,' Ms Berejiklian said.
The premier delivered the update alongside Dr Jeremy McAnulty of NSW Health, giving chief health officer Kerry Chant a day off from being the bearer of bad news.
The state's outbreak now has 2,083 cases since June 16.
While case numbers dropped on Sunday, officials are still concerned about the number of people in the community who are infectious.
There are major concerns that huge anti-lockdown demonstrations held in Sydney's CBD on Saturday will prove to have been a super spreading event, with authorities calling on the estimated 3,500 people who attended to get a Covid test for the sake of the community.
'I'm appealing to all 3,500 people to get tested tomorrow, if not for themselves for the sake of their family and friends,' Police Minister David Elliott said.
In total, 57 demonstrators were charged during the event, but detectives are working round the clock to identify those who opted against wearing face masks in direct defiance of public health orders.
'It broke my heart,' Ms Berejiklian said of seeing pictures of all the protesters.
'Millions of people across our state are doing the right thing and it broke my heart that people had such a disregard for their community. I'm disgusted.'
'Thank you for the people doing the right thing and for those that aren't... you should be ashamed of yourselves.'
In total, 510 infringement notices were handed out on Saturday. Most of these fines were distributed at the protests.
'That number will continue to be high as investigations continue,' Mr Elliott said.
'That behaviour yesterday can only described as violent, filthy, risky behavior that police will continue to investigate.'
Ms Berejiklian wanted to clarify that the 'vast majority' of residents in New South Wales are doing the right thing, citing more than 102,000 tests in the last 24 hours alone.