Lockdown in Sydney extended for 4 more weeks, additional supported announced

SYDNEY: JULY 28 – As daily case numbers in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) continued to hover in triple digits, the state government announced on Wednesday a four-week extension to the lockdown on Greater Sydney and surrounding areas.

NSW recorded 177 new locally acquired cases in the 24 hours to 8:00 p.m. local time Tuesday, with only 47 of these confirmed to be isolated during their infectious period. The state also recorded its 11th death, a woman in her 90s who had not been vaccinated.