The bulk of the cases of the current Delta variant outbreak in Sydney have been centered in Fairfield. However, due to substantially increased levels of testing, some other Sydney suburbs are emerging as hotspots. NSW Health has appealed to anyone living in the following suburbs to be “extra vigilant” for symptoms, as the highly transmissible virus is on the rise in these areas.
Suburbs of concern, as of 21 July:
Wollongong
Lakemba
Haymarket
Belrose
Toongabbie
Seven Hills
Mount Druitt
Rooty Hill
Fairfield remains the main seeding point for the virus, but cases are also increasing in the neighbouring LGA of Canterbury-Bankstown and Cumberland, particularly the suburbs of Merrylands and Guildford.
The state recorded a record number of tests within 24 hours – 83,470 between 8pm on July 19 and 8pm on July 20 – diagnosing 110 new cases of community transmission, with 43 of those cases infectious in the community.