NSW Health has announced the Broken Drum Cafe at Fairy Meadow as a COVID-19 exposure site.
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The cafe, at 6/78 Princes Highway, Daisy St was visited by a Sydney man in his 30s who is a confirmed case on Friday, June 18 between 10.20am - 10.40am.
Anyone who attended the venue, or any of the Sydney venues or train routes on the NSW Health website, at that time is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received.
NSW Health encourages any casual contacts to continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and get tested if they develop
The cafe announced on social media they are currently closed for deep cleaning, and thanked the community for their support during the pandemic.
To help meet expected demand for increased testing, the region's private testing clinics, including a number of drive-throughs, have extended their hours. Visit the Illawarra-Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) website and Facebook page for a full list of clinics and updates.
The ISLHD Testing Clinic at Lawson House, Wollongong is open this weekend 8am-4.30pm and Monday-Friday 8am-4.30pm. The Shellharbour Testing Clinic is not currently open.
The drive-through pop-up at Fairy Meadow has not been established today due to the risk posed by extreme weather conditions, and ISLHD pokesperson said.
"The District is monitoring demand and we have the ability to stand-up additional testing rapidly if required," they said.
NSW recorded two locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
One was announced yesterday morning and is included in today's numbers.
NSW Health has also been notified overnight of a new locally acquired case that will be included in tomorrow's numbers.
Four new overseas-acquired cases were recorded in the same period, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,448.
There were 26,631 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day's total of 21,678.