136 new cases in the preceding 24 hours despite tighter lockdown restrictions.

  • Of those new cases, 53 were in the community for their full infectious period.

Numbers gaining pace over the past fortnight:

  • 50, 77, 112, 89, 97, 65, 97, 111, 105, 98, 78, 110, 124, 136

Current state of affairs has:

  • 137 in hospital
  • 32 in ICU
  • 6 deaths

NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilian says restrictions will not be removed as was planned on July 30. (D'uh)

  • has called on Australia's Prime Minister to prioritise getting doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Sydney

A 'National Emergency' has been declared in relation to the Sydney outbreak. Sydney is Australia's largest city.