Coronavirus cases in NSW continue to drop, just six new infections recorded - ABC News

Health authorities in NSW have confirmed just six new coronavirus infections, taking the state's total to 2,963.

It's the lowest number of new infections since four were recorded in the 24 hours to 8:00pm on March 10.

NSW Chief Medical Officer Dr Kerry Chant said almost 3,500 people were tested for COVID-19 yesterday and said she hoped testing would continue to increase.

Last Thursday, Dr Chant said the state had the capacity to conduct up 4,500 coronavirus tests per day.

"There have been nearly 4,000 more people tested in the past week than the previous week," she said this morning.

"I would like to see the numbers continue to increase."

NSW Health have extended the list of areas where heightened COVID-19 testing measures will be put in place.

That means anyone in the Sydney local government areas of Blacktown, Canada Bay, Cumberland, [Sydney's] Inner West, Liverpool, Parramatta, Penrith, Randwick, Ryde, Waverley and Woollahra can get swabbed if they have symptoms.

People in the regional centre of Goulburn can also be tested.

Some beaches in Sydney's eastern suburbs, including Coogee, Clovelly and Maroubra, were reopened today after being closed as part of Sydney's social-distancing shutdown last month.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said people needed to behave themselves.

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"It comes down to personal responsibility, if you want those areas to stay open then do the right thing," she said.

"If not, I support councils closing them."

When asked about NSW schools moving to increase face-to-face learning in mid-May, Ms Berejiklian said plans were being finalised.

"We are close to being able to communicate to parents, students and school communities what that will look like on May 11," she said.

"It should give people heart that we've done really well… it's had a positive impact, it's helped us reduce the spread, slow the spread."

The Premier said the government was in discussions with Virgin Australia about a bailout, which would involve the airline moving its headquarters to Western Sydney from Brisbane.

The financial lifeline would mean thousands of jobs would be cut in Queensland, but Ms Berejiklian said she "wouldn't apologise".

"At the end of the day, my government is response for NSW," she said.

Virgin Australia, which has debts of more than $5 billion, has been brought to its knees by the coronavirus shutdowns, and has requested a $1.4 billion loan from the Federal Government in a bid to stay in business.

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