What time is the Gladys Berejiklian NSW COVID-19 press conference today with a Sydney lockdown update?
Gladys Berejiklian will on Wednesday provide a widely anticipated Sydney lockdown update, as well as details on new COVID-19 cases in NSW. The Premier on Tuesday resisted temptations to say how much further Sydneys lockdown would continue after NSW recorded NSW recorded 89 new local coronavirus cases on Tuesday, following 112 new local infections on Monday and 77 on Sunday. Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Chief Health Office Kerry Chant are expected to provide a COVID-19 update at 11am AEST on Wednesday. Click here to watch the press conference LIVE. Before this week, the states previous highest daily count for locally acquired cases was 72 on April 1, 2020, NSW Health data shows. The numbers speak for themselves and well have more to say about that tomorrow, she told reporters on Tuesday afternoon. NSW Health COVID-19 update  Most of the new cases were in the citys southwest, while 20 were in the southeast or inner city. Some 27 positive cases were not in isolation for all or part of their infectious period - a figure playing on the minds of authorities. We need to get that as close to zero as possible, Berejiklian said. Sydney's coronavirus outbreak continues to grow with another 89 locally acquired cases recorded. Credit: AAP  A man aged in his 70s from Sydneys eastern suburbs became the second death in the latest outbreak and took the national death toll to 912 since the pandemic began. A construction worker who had the virus while working in Goulburn - about 200km from his home in Sydney - has prompted new restrictions for essential workers. Sydney lockdown update  Anyone performing essential work who lives or works in the Fairfield local government area must be tested every three days, while anyone from Greater Sydney travelling to the regions for work must be tested weekly. Workers must carry proof of their last negative test, such as an SMS. NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said health authorities were assessing whether restrictions would need to be tightened outside of Greater Sydney as a result. It does highlight why people cannot be complacent about the risk anywhere, she said. Health Minister Brad Hazzard on Tuesday resisted calls for essential work to be clearly defined, saying it was too challenging. You can spend your lives looking for loopholes in these things... but the answer is: use common sense, he said. NSW Police continue to guard the perimeter of a Bondi Junction apartment block, where nine COVID cases have been identified across five different households. COVID-19 payments for NSW residents  Berejiklian also announced on Tuesday an increase in workers payments once a lockdown exceeds 21 days but declined to say how much further Sydneys lockdown would continue. Financial support for workers and businesses should give all Sydneysiders the peace of mind to follow the health advice, Berejiklian said as part of the announcement with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. NSW on Tuesday expanded its business grants and either cut or deferred payroll taxes for most companies. Workers who have lost eight or more hours a week as a result of the lockdown will be able to apply through Services Australia for up to $600 per week. Scott Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian have announced a new COVID-19 support package. Credit: AAP  But putting the financial supports in place gives us that freedom and gives everybody that breather to be able to follow the health advice and to try to get out of the lockdown as quickly as we can, she said. What we do know is that we have the financial support there so that individuals and families and businesses dont have to stress and they know that for the duration of the lockdown, the support will be there, she said. New exposure sites  More venues have been added to Sydneys ever-growing list of sites exposed to COVID-19. Click here to see the latest updates to the NSW COVID-19 hotspots.