NSW Health have revealed COVID-19 viral fragments have been detected in Mittagong's sewage treatment plant.
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It is the second time this month that such fragments have been detected, with the previous finding coming on August 5.
This morning's detection follows news of BP Mittagong's closure for deep-cleaning early Wednesday morning after a positive COVID case walked into the store on Tuesday night.
And in Queanbeyan, two new cases tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro confirmed the new cases were two residents who lived in Queanbeyan but worked in the ACT.
"The escalating crisis in Canberra is causing concerns in surrounding areas," he said.
Mr Barilaro said that contact tracing was underway and there were no public exposure sites in the region at this stage.
On Wednesday, the Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) was notified of a positive COVID-19 case in the Goulburn area.
The person works in the ACT and has a residential address in Goulburn. The case is linked to one of the ACT exposure sites.
Meanwhile NSW's regional areas have extended the lockdown until August 28, at least.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the entire state would now be in lockdown for at least another nine days.
"Given the outbreak in western New South Wales and a few cases elsewhere throughout the regions, the lockdown in a regional NSW will align with the rest of NSW until at least August 28," Ms Berejiklian said.
"Regional New South Wales will also remain in lockdown as a precaution for this time, there are vast areas of regional NSW where there are not any cases, but everybody would appreciate and expect us to take a precautionary response."
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