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Two new cases of covid-19

Two new cases of covid-19 were diagnosed between 8pm on June 16 and 8pm on June 17, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 3,137.
Both new cases are returned travellers in hotel quarantine.
NSW health wishes to thank the 17,392 individuals with symptoms who came forward for testing over the past 24 hours, which pushed the State’s testing figures to a record high. In total, nearly 680,000 COVID-19 tests have now been carried out in NSW.
There are 51 covid-19 cases being treated by NSW Health, and none are in intensive care. In NSW, 2,770 people have recovered from covid-19.
A NSW Health spokesperson said other respiratory illnesses such as rhinovirus are increasing for this time of year.
NSW Health recommends that everyone maintains social distancing and regularly washes their hands to minimise the risk of virus transmission between people.
Continued high rates of testing are essential to detect and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community and NSW Health urges people of all ages, including children, to undergo COVID-19 testing and isolate themselves as soon as mild symptoms of respiratory infection or fever appear.
More information about COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses can be found here: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Documents/covid-19-surveillance-report-20200617.pdf
NSW Health is asking anyone who has been unwell or has flu-like symptoms to seek testing via their GP or by visiting one of the COVID-19 clinics. A full list of COVID-19 testing clinics is available here: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/clinics.aspx
The virus may still be circulating in the community. People with mild symptoms or those who show no obvious symptoms can unknowingly pass it to others.
NSW Health is urging anyone feeling unwell – even with the mildest of symptoms such as a runny nose or scratchy throat – or have a loss of smell and taste to isolate from others and get tested.