NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced some restriction modifications for Greater Sydney and the northern beaches for the next three days as the Avalon COVID-19 cluster grows to 97.
Here's a summary of what happened on Wednesday.
- NSW recorded eight new coronavirus cases, seven of which are linked to the Avalon cluster, which has grown to 97 cases
- NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a series of "modest tweaks" to coronavirus restrictions over Christmas
- A Qantas crew member who flew into Darwin from overseas before boarding a domestic flight tested positive for coronavirus, NSW health authorities said.
- Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and South Australia recorded no new coronavirus cases.