Hawkesbury COVID-19 cases, alerts for Tuesday, July 13

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To 8pm last night there were 89 local cases of COVID-19 recorded in NSW, with no new cases recorded in the Hawkesbury, according to the NSW Health website.

Twenty-one of those cases of community transmission across NSW were in the community while infectious and, according to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, "That's the number we need to get down to as close to zero as possible."

At this morning's press conference, Ms Berejiklian said about three-quarters of the new cases were "close family contacts".

"The other area of concern is people who do need to leave home for work," she said.

She said the key message was to "stay home, do not leave home unless you absolutely have to".

She thanked "the overwhelming majority of citizens" for doing the right thing and staying home.

"We are in this together", she said.

She warned that one day of a falling number of cases was not a trend, and that she expected numbers to continue to bounce around.

She said leaving the lockdown was dependent on "us all doing the right thing at all times".

Sadly, a man in his seventies with COVID-19 passed away in the eastern suburbs.

NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said: "This is still too many people in the community who are infectious".

She reiterated that people should not visit family members in other households.

She said any time anyone leaves the house, they should assume everyone around them has COVID-19. When shopping, they should wear a mask, "shop purposefully", and don't socialise while shopping.

NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys said there were 121 COVID-related Penalty Infringement Notices issues in NSW during the last 24 hours.

Ms Berejiklian flagged that she would make an announcement about the lockdown tomorrow.

At time of publishing (11.30am Tuesday) there were three recorded cases of COVID-19 in the Hawkesbury local government area (LGA) - which were reported yesterday - with no change from yesterday morning's figure. All three cases were from known sources.

Cases in the Penrith LGA had risen by one to seven cases, with one from an unknown source.

Last night, NSW Health published two COVID-19 alerts for the Hawkesbury region: one at the McGraths Hills BMX Track on Bismarck Street from 11am to 1pm on Wednesday, July 7, and Windsor Riverview Shopping Centre at 227 George Street from 1:30pm to 3pm on Wednesday, July 7.

Anyone who attended at these times is considered a "casual contact" which requires them to get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. They should continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.

Among the areas surrounding the Hawkesbury, COVID-19 venue alerts were issued for Emu Plains, at Cafe at Lewers located at 86 River Road, from 9am to 9:30am on Friday, July 9, 9am to 9:30am on Thursday, July 8, 9am to 9:30am on Wednesday, July 7, and 9am to 9:30am on Tuesday, July 6. Anyone who attended this venue is a casual contact and must get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

There were two alerts for Glenbrook, one at Cons Continental Deli Glenbrook Village located at 31 Park Street from 1pm to 1:30pm on Tuesday, July 6, and the other at The Take Away Joint at Shop 6/31-33 Ross Street from 1pm to 1:30pm on Tuesday, July 6. Anyone who attended these venues at these times is a casual contact.

There were a number of "casual contact" alerts for Jamisontown, at Grey Gums Bottlemart on Blaikie Road and Mulgoa Road, from 3pm to 3:30pm on Tuesday, July 6; for Harvey Norman Penrith, Penrith Homemaker Centre, Wolseley Street and Mulgoa Road, 3pm to 3:30pm on Tuesday, July 6; and Penrith Homemaker Centre at Wolseley Street and Mulgoa Road, 3pm to 3:30pm on Tuesday, July 6.

At Penrith, there was a "casual contact" alert for Tins and Wood, 3/12 Tindale Street, 5:20pm to 5:40pm on Wednesday, July 7.

Another "casual contact" alert was for Emu Plains, Woolworths Emu Plains at Lennox Shopping Centre, Corner Great Western Highway and Lawson Street, 4pm to 4:30pm on Tuesday, July 6.

There have been 7,186 COVID-19 tests in the Hawkesbury, up from 6,922 the previous day.

Full list of COVID-19 case locations, alerts and instructions: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/case-locations-and-alerts.aspx