In good news for the Shoalhaven, NSW has recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and no new overseas-acquired cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Thursday (June 3).
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More than 2000 COVID-19 tests were carried out across the Illawarra Shoalhaven on Thursday, including 1350 in the Shoalhaven alone.
This follows more than 1000 local people being tested on Wednesday.
The Shoalhaven was thrust into COVID alert late Tuesday and early Wednesday as news spread about a Melbourne man and now his family, that visited a number of locations in the Jervis Bay area from May 19-24, having since tested positive to the virus.
Locally the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) continues to encourage people to get tested, with three extra pop-up drive through testing sites established at Huskisson, Vincentia and Nowra, in addition to regular testing locations.
"High rates of testing help us to detect any cases in the community as early as possible so I again encourage people to remain vigilant for COVID-19 symptoms and to get tested for even the mildest of symptoms," said ISLHD Chief Executive Margot Mains.
The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic remains at 5401.
There were 22,583 tests reported to 8pm Thursday night, compared with the previous day's total of 18,672.
NSW Health administered its highest-ever number of vaccines in one day, giving 15,410 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm, including 5,521 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 1,419,005, with 477,265 doses madministered by NSW Health to 8pm Thursday and 941,740 administered by the GP network and other providers, to 11:59pm Wednesday.
Anyone who lives in Gundagai, Goulburn, Jervis Bay, Huskisson, Hyams Beach or Vincentia, or has visited these areas since May 19, is asked to be especially vigilant for symptoms after four travellers who later tested positive for COVID-19 spent time there.
NSW Health initially advised anyone who had been at venues of concern associated with these cases to get tested and isolate until receiving further information from NSW Health.
Ongoing investigations by NSW Health into the movements of the cases has so far identified 130 people as close contacts. All are self-isolating and none of these people have tested positive to date.
Please check the NSW Health website regularly, as the health advice for venues may be updated.
On Thursday, NSW Health extended its stay-at-home restrictions for people in NSW who have been in Victoria since 4pm on Thursday May 27 for a further seven days.
These measures are in line with Victoria's restrictions and will be reviewed by NSW Health on June 10.
Anyone in NSW who has been in Victoria, including regional Victoria, after 4pm on Thursday, May 27 must continue to follow stay-at-home directions for 14 days, or until the order is lifted.
NSW Health urges people who have been in Victoria in the past 14 days to regularly check the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services website for recently added venues of concern linked to the latest cases.
If you are in NSW and attended any of the venues identified at the times listed, please contact NSW Health immediately on 1800 943 553.
NSW Health urges everyone to continue to take all practical measures to stay COVID-safe, including practising good hand hygiene, and always using QR codes to check in to and out of venues.
Masks are recommended in any situation where physical distancing is not possible, such as on public transport.
Anyone with even the mildest of cold-like symptoms is urged to come forward for testing immediately, and to isolate until a negative result is received.
There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW.
To find your nearest clinic, visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/how-to-protect-yourself-and-others/clinics or contact your GP.
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