Sydney's lockdown will stretch until the end of August as NSW recorded another 177 locally acquired COVID-19 infections and authorities tweak restrictions for schools, construction and singles.
A special strike force of detectives will analyse footage from social media, CCTV and police-worn body cameras to identify and punish those who defied stay-at-home orders to protest against lockdown in Sydney.
NSW has recorded its highest number of daily COVID cases since the latest outbreak began last month, with the health minister warning most infections are being diagnosed in people under 35.
A southwest Sydney woman in her 50s has died after contracting COVID-19, becoming the fifth person in NSW to die amid the current outbreak.
The Green Valley woman was reportedly linked to removalists...
Fresh vaccine supplies can't arrive soon enough as COVID-19 outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne continue to grow and the NSW economy groans under the weight of $2 billion in closure losses per week.
The NSW premier says the number of new local COVID-19 infections in the Sydney outbreak is stabilising but warned the numbers are likely to keep bouncing around.
