New South Wales has recorded 31 new cases of community transmission as the state nears the end of its first week in lockdown.
Thirteen of today's COVID-19 cases were active in the community while infectious.
Despite the rise, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she was "relieved" by today's figures.
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"What we're seeing today is a lag of the last couple of days before we went into lockdown," Ms Berejiklian said.
"We are anticipating there could be an increase in numbers over the next few days.
"Then hopefully early next week we should see the impact of the lockdown really turning and having a positive impact."
More than 73,000 people were tested for the virus in the last 24 hours, a result Ms Berejiklian said was "very pleasing".
https://twitter.com/NSWHealth/status/1410766516186845184A total of 27 of today's cases are linked to previously confirmed cases, with 17 identified as household contacts.
"We are treating and managing 172 cases, most of those are being treated in non-acute out-of-hospital care, including returned travellers in special accommodation, but we have three patients in intensive care," Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said.
Venues of concern
Certain venues remain of particular concern including the Crossways Hotel in Strathfield, the Joh Bailey hairdresser in Double Bay and the Lyfe Cafe in Bondi.
Two new cases have been linked to the Crossways Hotel, bringing the total number of cases linked to the venue to 12.
Three new cases are linked to the Lyfe Cafe with 28 people now infected as a result of the cluster.
A swimming pool in Bankstown and the Coles supermarket in Bondi were also highlighted as venues of concern.
Bankstown Swimming Centre on Chapel Road was an exposure site on the weekend of June 26-27.
"We will be announcing some additional dates related to the Bankstown swimming centre as we investigate both upstream acquisition and infectious cases at that site," Dr Chant said.
Dr Chant said the exposure sites were "shifting".
"The message is, please don't go out and about shopping in retail, in any setting, if you have got symptoms.
"It also highlights the importance, as people are moving around in shopping centres, please do assume that you are next to someone who may have COVID and ensure you are wearing a mask at all times."
Burwood, in Sydney's Inner West, is also on high alert for COVID-19 with several locations listed in the latest exposure sites alert from NSW Health.
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'It's not on': Police slam non-compliance
Police issued 75 infringement notices and 12 court attendance notices across NSW in the past 24 hours, Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys said.
Two people were penalised after leaving Greater Sydney and travel to Lightning Ridge and then to Dubbo's Western Plains Zoo.
Additionally, an infringement notice was issued at a café in Bowral in the Southern Highlands where a person told police they "had no belief" in mask-wearing, and "no intention" of wearing one, Deputy Commissioner Worboys said.
Police continue to investigate a group trip from Sydney to Western Plains Zoo.
Mr Worboys slammed people trying to take holidays disguised as business trips.
"It is not on, it is imperative to comply with the public health orders in terms of moving around New South Wales."
Will lockdown be extended?
Dr Chant refused to comment on the possibility of extending the Sydney lockdown, but said a downward trend in numbers would need to be seen before restrictions lifted.
"What I can say is that the factors we consider closely is those infectious days in the community," she said.
She praised the community's response to the crisis but said high testing numbers would also need to continue before the lockdown lifted.
Premier 'disappointed' for Aussies stuck abroad
Ms Berejiklian said she would respect National Cabinet's decision to reduce international arrivals, but said it would not stop "mistakes" from happening.
"I am disappointed for those thousands of Australians that can't come home," she said.
NSW currently has about 5500 people in quarantine.
"Yes, we have had issues but if you compare that to other states who have only had a few hundred coming in or far less numbers, bringing less people home doesn't mean you won't have outbreaks," she said.
Ms Berejiklian said decisions made at National Cabinet today would provide a unified way forward on lockdowns and lockouts.
"It was very unfair when NSW was bringing home citizens from other states at a rate no other state was even comparing to and yet our citizens were being locked out of their states for no reason," she said.
"Let's look at the facts when we are making decisions, let's look at the science when we make decisions. Let's not burden the citizens unless we absolutely have to."
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