Westfield put on alert after spike in mystery coronavirus infections hits Sydney as New South Wales records another 12 cases – and the worrying CBD cluster grows yet again
- Five of NSW 12 cases are linked to known clusters including three in Sydney CBD
- NSW Health are treating 86 cases with six in intensive care and three ventilated
- Westfield Chatswood customers are casual contacts of a coronavirus infection
- Authorities urged anyone suffering from symptoms to be tested immediately
New South Wales has recorded another 12 cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 3,902.
Five of the 12 new cases are linked to known clusters including three out of a growing source of infection in Sydney CBD, which has ballooned to 52 infections.
Customers at Westfield Chatswood on August 27 have been notified as casual contacts of a coronavirus infection and have been told to monitor for symptoms.
Three of the cases were acquired locally, including two from a family in the city's southwest and another case in Parkes with no source identified.
Three returned travellers in hotel quarantine tested positive, while another case is linked to a previously recorded case in south eastern Sydney.
There were 29,607 tests conducted in the reporting period, with NSW Health officials treating 86 cases including six in intensive care and three on ventilators.
New South Wales has recorded another 12 cases of coronavirus. Pictured: medical staff test patients at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing facility on Wednesday
NSW Health said anyone who attended the Life in the Spirit Ministry Church in Prestons between 12.30 and 2.30pm on Sunday August 30 is considered a close contact of a COVID-19 case.
All attendees must be tested for coronavirus and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of their test result.
Two students are among Thursday's new cases with one infection recorded at St Pauls Catholic College Greystanes and Girraween Public School.
The St Pauls student is a contact of a previously reported case and brings the total cases linked to the schools to 12.
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Close contacts of the cases are isolating and both schools have been deep cleaned to reopen on Thursday.
NSW Health alerted anyone who attended the following venues is a casual contact of a case and must monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop:
• Westfield Chatswood on Thursday, 27 August from 1pm-1.50pm
• Gram Café and Pancakes, Chatswood Station on Thursday, 27 August from 11.10am-12.15pm
• Balmain Community Pharmacy, 273 Darling Street, Balmain, on Monday, 31 August from 11am-11.20am
Customers from Westfield Chatswood (pictured) on 27 August between 1pm and 1.50pm are considered casual contacts of a coronavirus infection
Apple store staff and customers wear face masks outside the George Street store in Sydney CBD on Wednesday
• God’s Power Ministries Heckenberg, 18/7-9 Progress Circuit, Prestons, on Sunday, 30 August from 2.50pm-3.30pm
• Quality Suites Camperdown in the foyer, 108 Parramatta Rd Camperdown on Saturday, 29 August 3.15-4.30pm
• Leaf Café & Co, Lidcombe Shopping Centre on Monday, 31 August from 11.30am-1.30pm
• Life in the Spirit Ministry Church, 13/7 Lyn Parade, Prestons, on Sunday, 30 August from 12.30-2.30pm
Authorities have urged anyone suffering from symptoms to be tested immediately and continue to practice social distancing and hand washing techniques.
'COVID-19 continues to circulate in the community and we must all be vigilant,' NSW Health said.
The health department also recommended wearing face masks on public transport, in places of worship, while shopping, in taxis and ride share services and places where social distancing is impossible.
Walkers in Sydney CBD wear face masks on Wednesday, where a growing cluster of coronavirus infections has formed
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