NSW has recorded 239 new cases, with around 70 infectious in the community.
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"Things are likely to get worse before they get better," Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.
Those who live in eight local government areas must wear a mask "as soon as they step outside their door".
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Police are being given the power to close a workplace if a "flouting" of public health orders is observed.
The Premier announced yesterday greater Sydney's lockdown would continue, as well as regional restrictions as a new high for this outbreak of 177 was recorded.
Investigations continue into a new Victorian case in a traffic controller who was at a testing site - the remaining six local cases are all linked to current outbreaks and were in quarantine during their infectious period.
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