A dozen new cases have emerged in the Illawarra, and health authorities are continuing to urge the public to come forward for testing.
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It comes as a public health alert was issued yesterday after COVID-19 cases attended several local venues.
Anyone who visited Pepe's on the Beach; The Illawarra Hotel and The Prince in Wollongong, or Towradgi Beach Hotel, at specified times listed here should be tested immediately.
Of the 12 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, eight are from the Wollongong Local Government Area.
Four from the 2500 postcode; two from the 2519 postcode and one each from the 2516 and 2530 postcodes. Five of the Wollongong cases are linked to known cases.
The four remaining cases are from the Shellharbour LGA - three from the 2527 postcode and one from the 2528 postcode. All are linked to known cases.
There have been 2556 cases of COVID-19 in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District since June.
As at 8pm last night, there were three people being treated in hospital as a result of COVID-19.
Contact tracing continues into cases, and close contacts are being notified directly by NSW Health.
In line with the statewide protocols, people who have been at a venue at the same time as a positive case will receive an alert through the ServiceNSW app.
There are a number of COVID-19 testing clinics across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Click here for a full list and updated opening hours.
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