A NSW Health heat map reveals the Illawarra postcodes where there are four active cases of COVID-19 spread through community transmission.
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On Friday, there were a total 130 cases in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, while the state recorded seven new cases.
The active cases live in postcodes 2528, 2530 and 2526 and 2508.
This week the health district confirmed a woman, aged in her 50s and a man, also aged in his 50s, were linked to the Casula Crossroads Hotel cluster; while another man, aged in 40s, is associated with the Thai Rock restaurant cluster.
Last week, NSW Health confirmed a man in his 30s had contracted the virus from a mystery source that was still trying to be determined. All are in home-isolation.
There are 120 people who have recovered in the district, while sadly two residents with confirmed cases have died from COVID complications - a 75-year-old man who died in Wollongong Hospital's intensive care unit on April 3 and a woman who died in a Sydney hospital in March.
The suburbs in postcode 2500, which include Wollongong, North Wollongong, Mount Saint Thomas, Coniston, West Wollongong, Gwynneville, Keiraville, Mangerton, Spring Hill and Mount Keira, top the list of most coronavirus cases in the region with 15.
At the other end, Cringila, Lake Heights, Primbee and Warrawong, still have no recorded cases, neither does the University of Wollongong postcode. There were three diagnosed cases in postcode 2508 which includes Stanwell Park, Stanwell Tops and Helensburgh.
Three people who live in Figtree were diagnosed while there was one confirmed case in Bulli and six in the postcode of 2515 which includes Austinmer, Thirroul, Coledale and Scarborough.
There were five cases in the Woonona postcode of 2517 with four cases in 2518 which includes Corrimal, Bellambi and Towradgi
Seven cases were diagnosed in 2519 which includes, Mount Ousley, Balgownie and Fairy Meadow.
Four confirmed cases live in postcode 2526 which includes Mount Kembla, Kembla Grange, Farmborough Heights, Unanderra and Cordeaux. Seven cases were diagnosed in 2530 which includes Dapto, Horsley, Yallah, Wongawilli, Kanahooka and Koonawarra.
There were five cases in postcode 2527 which includes Albion Park, Albion Park Rail and Calderwood.
Ten confirmed cases were recorded in postcode 2528 which includes Mount Warrigal, Warilla, Windang, Barrack Heights, Barrack Point and Lake Illawarra.
Berkeley had one case while there were 14 cases in 2529 which include the suburbs of Shellharbour, Flinders, Oak Flats and Shell Cove. There have been seven cases diagnosed in Kiama and surrounding suburbs in postcode 2533.
Full breakdown of cases by Illawarra postcodes
2500: Wollongong, North Wollongong Mount Saint Thomas, Coniston, West Wollongong, Gwynneville, Keiraville, Mangerton, Spring Hill and Mount Keira
There were 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus in these suburbs. This is the most across the region.
2508: Stanwell Park, Otford, Stanwell Tops, Coalcliff, Helensburgh, Maddens Plains, Lilyvale and Darkes Forest
Three cases were confirmed for the northern suburbs. There is one active case in the postcode as of Friday.
2502: Cringila, Lake Heights, Primbee and Warrawong
There have been no cases in 2502 postcode.
2525: Figtree
Three people were diagnosed with coronavirus in Figtree.
2522: University of Wollongong
There have been no cases in the people living on campus.
2515: Austinmer, Thirroul, Wombarra, Coledale and Scarborough, Clifton
There were six confirmed cases in these suburbs.
2516: Bulli
There was only one confirmed case in Bulli
2517: Woonona, Woonona East and Russell Vale
There were five cases in the Woonona area.
2518: Corrimal, East Corrimal, Bellambi, Tarrawanna and Towradgi
Four people who contracted the infection live in these suburbs.
2519: Mount Ousley, Fernhill, Balgownie, Fairy Meadow, Mount Pleasant
Seven more cases were in 2519 area.
2526: Mount Kembla, Kembla Heights, Kembla Grange, Farmborough Heights, Unanderra, Cordeaux Heights and Cordeaux
Four confirmed cases of coronavirus were in postcode 2526. There is one active case living in the postcode on Friday.
2530: Dapto, Horsley, Yallah, Wongawilli, Haywards Bay, Kanahooka, Brownsville, Dombarton, Marshall Mount, Avondale, Koonawarra, Cleveland and Huntley
There were seven cases in Dapto and surrounding suburbs. There is one active case living in the postcode on Friday.
2527: Albion Park, Albion Park Rail, Tongarra, Tullimbar, Croom, Yellow Rock and Calderwood
There were five cases in postcode 2527.
2528: Mount Warrigal, Warilla, Windang, Barrack Heights, Barrack Point and Lake Illawarra
In the middle of the Wollongong and Shellharbour regions there were 10 confirmed cases. There is one active case on Friday.
2506: Berkeley
There was only one case in the suburb.
2529: Shell Cove, Shellharbour, Dunmore, Flinders, Oak Flats and Blackbutt
Fourteen cases have been confirmed in the southern Illawarra suburbs.
2533: Kiama, Kiama Downs, Kiama Heights, Minnamurra, Jamberoo, Jerrara, Bombo, Saddleback Mountain and Curramore
In Kiama and surrounding suburbs there has been seven recorded cases.
Shoalhaven district
2541: Nowra, West Nowra, South North, Nowra East, North Nowra, Bombaderry and Bangalee
There were nine cases in the Nowra area.
2535: Woodhill, Wattamolla, Shoalhaven Heads, Jaspers Brush, Far Meadow, Coolangatta, Bundewallah, Budderoo, Broughton, Broughton Vale, Berry, Brogers Creek, Berry Mountain, Back Forest and Bellawongarah
There were seven confirmed cases in the 2535 postcode.
2539: Mollymook, Manyana, Mount Kingiman, Mollymook Beach, Kioloa, Kings Point, Lake Tabourie, Lake Conjola, Yadboro, Ulladulla, Yatte Yattah, Pointer Mountain, Narewellee, Termeil, Pretty Beach, Bendalong, Bawley Point, Berringer Lake, Conjola and Conjola Park
Six cases were in the 2539 area.
2540: Bewong, Boolijah, Bream Beachm Barringella, Basin View, Beecroft Peninsula, Berrara, Callala Bay, Callala Beach, Bolong and Cambewarra, Cambewarra Villege, Browns Mountain, Brundee, Buangla, Burrier, Bamarang, Mundamia, Myola and Mondayong
Twelve cases cases were in the 2540 postcode.
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