There are eleven new COVID-19 cases in the Queanbeyan-Palerang region , with seven linked to known cases.
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The Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) has been notified of the eleven cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
This brings the total cases in SNSWLHD to 223 since the start of the current outbreak in June.
There are also seven new COVID-19 cases in Goulburn, with three linked to known cases.
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Everyone in the district should be alert for any symptoms that could signal COVID-19 including headache, nausea, sore throat, runny nose, cough, loss of smell or taste, or fever.
If symptoms appear, people must isolate and get tested immediately, and remain isolated until a negative result is received.
In NSW, there were 813 new locally acquired cases including 10 deaths.
One person was in their 50s, three people were in their 60s, two people were in their 70s, three people were in their 80s and one person was in their 90s.
Four people were not vaccinated, five people had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and one person had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The person who had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine was a man in his 60s from western Sydney who acquired his infection at Mount Druitt Hospital. He had underlying health conditions.
To help stop the spread of COVID-19:
- If you are unwell, get tested and isolate right away - don't delay.
- Wash your hands regularly and take hand sanitiser with you when you go out.
- Keep your distance and leave 1.5 metres between yourself and others.
- Wear a mask at all times when outside your home, except when exercising.
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