NSW records 35 new cases of Covid - as a confident Gladys Berejiklian hints 'green shoots are there' and lockdown may lift on time despite fears it will be extended due to huge spike

New South Wales has recorded 35 new Covid cases on Saturday as the Bondi cluster grows to 261.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the cases in a press conference on Saturday morning after 56,331 people were tested.

The 35 new cases are the highest number of infections recorded in a single day since the initial outbreak in 2020 but the premier and her Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said the 'green shoots are there'.

'We are relieved, the cases are not as bad as they could have been,' Ms Berejiklian said.  

Greater Sydney remains in lockdown until Friday but there are still fears it will be extended as sewage testing shows the virus is in south-west and western Sydney despite no known cases being recorded there.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirms the state has recorded 35 new cases on Saturday as the Bondi cluster grows to 261

The 35 new cases is the highest number of infections recorded in a single day since the initial outbreak in 2020. 'We are relieved, the cases are not as bad as they could have been,' Ms Berejiklian said

Greater Sydney remains in lockdown until Friday, with fears it is set to be extended as cases skyrocket

'Pleasingly, nine of those were infectious during their time in the community,' the Premier said Saturday morning.

'While as predicted the number of cases is going up, we are seeing a greater proportion of those cases in isolation, which is exactly what we want to see.'   

Ms Berejiklian said New South Wales residents are doing 'really well' and said it was a positive sign that cases hadn't surged. 

'We have not seen a huge surge in cases and we certainly feel through our contact tracing that we are not at stage missing any chains of community transmission,' she said. 

She urged Sydneysiders not to get complacent Saturday with 19 degree temperatures and clear skies warming the Harbour City.  

'I know that people want to take advantage of the weather,' the Premier said.

Please exercise sensibly, please maintain your exercise at doors and avoid indoor areas where we know the virus has a greater chance of transmitting.'

She urged Sydneysiders not to get complacent Saturday with 19 degree temperatures and clear skies warming the Harbour City 

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Police officers are seen speaking with people sitting on benches on Bondi Beach's promenade on Friday afternoon  

Dr Kerry Chant said 29 of the new cases were linked to previous cases, with 14 being household contacts. 

 'Of the 35 new locally acquired cases, 23 were in isolation throughout their infectious period,' the NSW Chief Health Officer said Saturday morning.

'A further three cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period, and nine cases were infectious in the community.'

Anyone who visited Auburn Town Centre on or after June 27 is being urged to get tested and isolate until they have a result. 

NSW Health have put 97,000 western Sydney residents on alert after coronavirus fragments were detected in sewer readings.

The system serves Penrith, Tunks Park, Maroubra, Penrith, Port Kembla and Rouse Hill. 

The number of venues exposed to Sydney's alarming Covid-19 outbreak surged on Friday night with major supermarkets, chain stores and shopping centres added to the list.

Customers who visited a Woolworths at Eastgate Shopping Centre in the city's east, a Bunnings at Caringbah in the far south and Strathfield Plaza in the inner west have been told to get tested and self-isolate immediately as 34 new venues were added bringing the total number of exposure sites in Greater Sydney to 364.

The next few days in New South Wales are 'critical' according to officials, as the state continues to record new Covid-19 cases who have been infectious in the community.

SYDNEY'S NEW COVID EXPOSURE SITES 

Anyone who attended any of the following venues at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.

Manly: Novotel Sydney Manly Pacific – Bistro area 55 North Steyne, Saturday 26 June, 8.00am to 9.00am

Marrickville: Exquisite Brows and Spa Shop 20-B, Ground Level 20B/34 Victoria Road, Saturday 26 June, 9.00am to 5.00pm

Burwood: Sushi Hub Kiosk FK1, Westfield Burwood, 100 Burwood Road, Saturday 26 June, 4.45pm to 5.20pm

Matraville: Woolworths 497-501 Bunnerong Road, Sunday 27 June, 2.00pm to 3.00pm

Rockdale: Volkswagen Rockdale 589 Princes Highway, Monday 28 June, 2.30pm to 4.00pm

Strathfield: Strathfield Plaza Medical Practice 11-23 The Boulevarde, Monday 28 June, 1.30 to 2.10pm

Roselands: The Coffee Emporium Shop 242, Centro Roselands Shopping Centre, Roselands Drive, Monday 28 June, 7.40am to 8.10am; Tuesday 29 June, 7.40am to 8.10am; Wednesday 30 June, 7:40am to 8.10am

Lakemba: Fresh Quality Fruit and Vegetables, 2/40 Haldon Street, Wednesday 30 June, 11.20am to 11.40am

Eastlakes: Woolworths Eastlakes Shopping Centre, 19 Evans Avenue, Wednesday 30 June, 1.00pm to 2.00pm

Eastlakes: Australia Post Office Shop 9/20, Eastlakes Shopping Centre, 19 Evans Avenue, Wednesday 30 June, 1.00pm to 2.00  

Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received.   

Bondi Beach: EzyMart, 134 Campbell Parade, Saturday 26 June, 1.20pm to 1.45pm

Avalon Beach: Avalons Organics, 25 Avalon Parade, Saturday 26 June, 3.00pm to 4.00pm

Avalon Beach: Chemist Warehouse 4/74 Old Barrenjoey Road, Saturday 26 June, 3.00pm to 4.00pm

Marrickville: Panetta Mercato, Shop G023, Marrickville Metro, 20 Smidmore Street, Saturday 26 June, 3.45pm to 4.30pm

Bondi Junction: Aldi Eastgate Shopping Centre, cnr Spring and Newland streets, Saturday 26 June, 4.00pm to 4.20pm

Bondi Beach: Bite Box Kebabs 164 Campbell Parade, Saturday 26 June, 6.00pm to 7.00pm

Strathfield: Strathfield Plaza, 11 The Boulevard, Sunday 27 June, 10.55am to 11.15am

Strathfield: Woolworths, Strathfield Plaza, 11 The Boulevard, Sunday 27 June, 11.00am to 11.10am

Caringbah: Bunnings Taren Point, Koonya Circuit, Sunday 27 June, 1.00pm to 1:30pm

Oatley: East Avenue Café, 20 Oatley Avenue, Monday 28 June, 10.00am to 10.30am

Villawood: Bunnings, cnr Tangerine and Woodville roads, Monday 28 June, 2.05pm to 2.35pm

South Hurstville: Cure Café, 2-18 Greenacre Road, Tuesday 29 June, 9.30am to 10.30am

Eastern Creek: Fruitworld Eastern Creek Quarter, 159 Rooty Hill Road, Tuesday 29 June, 10.40am to 11.00am

Strathfield: Strathfield Plaza 11 The Boulevarde, Tuesday 29 June, 11.45 to 12.35pm

Strathfield: Chemist Warehouse, Strathfield Plaza, 11 The Boulevarde, Tuesday 29 June, 12.00pm to 12:25pm

Auburn: Aldi, 6/10 Harrow Road, Tuesday 29 June, 5.35pm to 5.45pm

Eastlakes: Eastlakes Shopping Centre, 19a Evans Ave, Wednesday 30 June, 1.00 to 2.00pm

400 Bus: from Anzac Parade near Boyce Road, Maroubra Junction, to Clara Street at Blenheim Road, Randwick, Thursday 24 June, 10.36am to 10.46am

400 Bus: from Clara Street opp. Blenheim Road, Randwick, to Maroubra Road after Ferguson Street, Maroubra, Thursday 24 June, 11.49am to 12.01pm  

Anyone who attended the following location at the listed times should monitor for symptoms, and if they appear, immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. 

Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and get tested if they develop: 

Bondi Junction Coles Eastgate Shopping Centre: snr Spring and Newland streets Friday, 25 June 7:30am to 7:50am

Marrickville Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre: 20 Smidmore St Saturday, 26 June 9:00am to 5:00pm

Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Quarter – rest of the shopping centre except for Fruitworld 159 Rooty Hill Road Tuesday 29 June 10:40am to 11:00am

Homebush Sydney Growers Market Building D 250-318 Parramatta Road, Tuesday, 29 June 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Strathfield Strathfield Plaza 11 The Boulevarde Thursday, 1 July 1:15pm to 2:15pm