NSW has recorded nine new coronavirus cases, including a man in his 40s who may have been infectious when he worked in the Sydney CBD.
More venues have been added to NSW public health alerts list, including a restaurant in North Sydney and massage parlour in Leichhardt.
Here’s a summary of what happened on Thursday:
- NSW recorded another nine coronavirus cases, seven of which were linked to the Avalon cluster, which has now grown to 104 cases.
- But the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Sydney’s New Year’s Eve fireworks would go ahead "no matter what", and urged people to watch the display from home.
- NT revoked their hotspot declaration for Greater Sydney, though this did not include the Northern Beaches area.
- South Australia recorded two new cases of COVID-19, including one on a Qantas flight to Sydney.
- Police are investigating a superyacht which arrived in Cairns with COVID-19.
- Queensland recorded 100 days of zero community transmission.
- Victoria and the ACT also recorded zero new coronavirus cases.
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