NSW Covid-19 hotspots: list of regional and Sydney outbreak locations
New South Wales has seen an uptick in community transmission of coronavirus in recent weeks, putting the state on high alert to prevent further spread.
Many cases can be traced back to the Crossroads Hotel cluster and the Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park, but new locations have cropped up in the news briefings each day.
Here is an overview of the state’s current hotspots and what to do if you’ve visited them. More detailed information is available at the NSW Health website.
List of outbreaks in NSW
If you were at the following venues on these dates you must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, even if your test is negative.
Jambo Jambo African Restaurant, Glebe: 7pm to 10.30pm on Friday 31 July 2020
Bennett Hotel, Hamilton: Friday 31 July, from 5.30pm to 10.00pm
Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton: from 11pm Saturday 1 August to 1.15am Sunday 2 August
Hotel Jesmond, Jesmond: 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday 29 July
Wildginger restaurant, Huskisson: 7.45pm to 10.30pm on Saturday 8 August
Lambton Park Hotel, Lambton: 8pm to 9pm on Thursday 30 July
Bar 88, Wests New Lambton: Sunday 2 August, from 5.00pm to 7.15pm
Hamilton to Adamstown Number 26 bus, Newcastle: 8.20am on Monday 3 August
Burrow Bar, Sydney: 9.45pm to midnight on Saturday 1 August (If you were at this venue for two hours or more between 9.45pm and midnight, you must self-isolate and get tested and stay isolated until Saturday 15 August, even if the test is negative. If symptoms develop, get tested again.)
Wallsend Diggers, Wallsend: 9pm to 11pm on Wednesday 29 July and 9pm to 11pm on Thursday 30 July
With the growing number of cases in the area, NSW Health is asking all people who live in, or have visited, the following areas in the past two weeks to get tested if they have any symptoms of Covid-19 at all, even the mildest of symptoms such as a runny nose or scratchy throat.
Bankstown City Plaza
Bankstown LGA
Bonnyrigg
Cabramatta
Campbelltown LGA
Carnes Hill shops
Cumberland LGA
Fairfield LGA
Liverpool LGA
Mt Pritchard
Parramatta LGA
Perisher
Potts Point area
Prestons
Wetherill Park
If you were at any of the following locations on these dates, monitor yourself for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if symptoms occur.
BBQ City Buffet, Bankstown: 7pm to 8.30pm on Saturday 1 August
McDonald Jones Stadium, Broadmeadow: 7.30pm to the end of the Newcastle Jets match on Sunday 2 August
Bunnings Warehouse, Campbelltown: 11am to 7pm on Tuesday 4 August; 8am to 4pm on Wednesday 5 August; 1pm to 3pm on Thursday 6 August
Master Hot Pot, Canley Vale: 1pm to 2pm on Saturday 1 August
Castle Towers Shopping Centre, Castle Hill: 3.30pm to 5pm on Friday 7 August
PharmaSave Cherrybrook Pharmacy in Appletree Shopping Centre, Cherrybrook: 4pm to 7pm on Thursday 6 August
Warren View Hotel, Enmore: 4pm to 4.20pm on Saturday 1 August
Neeta Shopping Centre (including the Soul Pattinson Chemist, Woolworths and Fresco Juice Bar), Fairfield: Thursday 23 July to Thursday 30 July
Greenroof Bar Restaurant, Hamilton: 10.30pm on Friday 31 July to 12.15am on Saturday 1 August
Sushi Revolution, Hamilton: Noon to 12:45pm on Saturday 1 August
Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, Lidcombe: 5pm on Friday 7 August to 1.30am on Saturday 8 August
Westfield Liverpool, Liverpool: 10.30am to 11am and 12.30pm to 1pm on Friday 7 August
Woolworths – Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre, Marrickville: 7pm to 7.20pm on Sunday 2 August
Queens Wharf Hotel, Newcastle: 9.30pm to 11pm on Saturday 1 August
Westfield Parramatta, Parramatta: 4pm to 5.30pm on Wednesday 5 August
12pm to 1pm on Saturday 8 AugustSt Agatha’s, Pennant Hills: 6.30 am to 7am on Wednesday 5 August; 6.30 am to 7am on Thursday 6 August
Baby Bunting, Penrith: 1.15pm to 1.45pm on Saturday 8 August
Penrith Plaza, Penrith: 10.30am to 12pm Saturday 1 August
The Eveleigh Hotel, Redfern: 8.30pm to 10pm on Friday 31 July
Ikea, Rhodes: 1.20pm to 2.20pm on Saturday 8 August
Cubby’s Kitchen, Sydney: 7.35pm to 9.30pm on Saturday 1 August
Mary’s Macquarie Place, Sydney: 6.45pm to 7.15pm on Saturday 1 August
5th Avenue Beauty Bar, Wetherill Park: 2pm to 3pm on Saturday 8th August
Due to the unprecedented and ongoing nature of the coronavirus outbreak, this article is being regularly updated to ensure that it reflects the current situation at the date of publication. Any significant corrections made to this or previous versions of the article will continue to be footnoted in line with Guardian editorial policy.