The resident was not infectious in the community.

There were two cases in the Newcastle Local Government Area - 1 in Jesmond and 1 in Wallsend.

Both were not infectious in the community.

A range of additional measures are being put in place, mainly in Sydney, to try to curb the number of new cases.

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