No new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Illawarra, but a Wollongong resident with the virus has now been hospitalised.
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NSW saw 170 new COVID cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Thursday, 52 of whom were in the community for at least part of their infectious period.
While the figures had fallen from the previous day - when a record 239 cases were reported - Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned numbers could grow.
"Whilst there are so many people infectious in the community, we expect to see those numbers bounce around," Ms Berejiklian said.
Another Wollongong site has become a venue of concern.
Anyone who attended Sam and Nic's IGA Xpress in Cawley Street, Bellambi between 8am and 12pm on Monday, July 26 or 3.30pm and 6.30pm on Tuesday, July 27 is considered a casual contact of a COVID-19 case.
They must get tested immediately and isolate until a negative result is received.
Those whose date of exposure was within the last four days must also get another test on the fifth day after they attended.
The owners of the supermarket had already advised customers via social media on Thursday that they would close until further notice because of a visit from a COVID-19 case.
Meanwhile, the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District has been excluded from a pause on all non-urgent elective surgery at public hospitals in the Greater Sydney area that will come into effect on Monday.
In a statement, NSW Health said the move would "support the state's healthcare workers as they manage the demands of the COVID-19 response, providing increased capacity to support health services for the people of Greater Sydney".
This week the Wollongong local government area has seen two residents test positive, who were close contacts of a previously announced case; four new linked cases, one of whom acquired the virus from a known Sydney case; and another resident whose infection is also linked to a known Sydney case, but they are isolating outside the region.
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