The Premier said it is likely that the state will see a repeat of those numbers across the upcoming 24 hours.
"I think it is really important that people understand that this is a moving feast and we need to reassess continually," Dr Chant said. Preliminary genome sequencing confirmed the virus strain was imported from the US. Virus samples from the Avalon cluster came close to matching a virus sample in a woman who flew into Sydney on December 1 from the US and was in hotel quarantine.
The Victorian government are awaiting the latest COVID-19 case numbers from NSW to determine whether they will enforce a total border closure between the states.
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