"COVID-19 wastewater surveillance data are not reported this week while changes to sampling, laboratory processing and data analysis methods are being implemented. Reporting will resume once the revised methods have been established and sufficient data are available."
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🔹NSW weekly COVID and RSV cases are once again highest in the 0-4 age group. This group recorded 14% of the weekly COVID cases (173) and 47% of weekly RSV cases (1308)
🔹Positivity rate rose to 4.3%. This is the highest level since April 2026
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🔹NSW weekly COVID cases are once again highest in the 0-4 age group and also highest in the year to date (YTD) cases (19%)
🔹Wastewater data shows an upward spike starting to take off over at Quakers Hill. Something to keep an eye on👀
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🔹Weekly COVID-19 cases reached 1,174, marking the highest level seen since early October 2025
🔹The test positivity rate climbed to 4.2%, hitting its highest point since late August 2025
🔹The 0–4 age group has the highest notification rates, making up 19% of weekly and 49% of YTD COVID-19 cases
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🔹Weekly COVID cases hit an 8-month high, reaching their highest levels since late September 2025
🔹Children aged 0–4 recorded the highest number of weekly infections for both COVID-19 and RSV
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🔹907 cases, up (+20.9%) compared to last week
🔹PCR positivity hit +4.3%, the highest since August 2025
🔹The 0–4 age group has the highest weekly and YTD cases
🔹Wastewater viral concentrations are up almost everywhere except for the Hunter region
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Children aged 0–4 reported the most COVID-19 cases for the week ending 18 April 2026 (179 cases). Year-to-date, they also have the highest total: 2,495 cases (20%).
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🔸NSW Covid positivity highest since August
🔸0-4 age group has most cases
🔸Cicada (BA.3.2) 40% of samples
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 21 Jan 2026
From 12 Jan to 18 Jan 2026
🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.1% (+0.4%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4
🔹COVID: 556 (-9.7%)
🔹Influenza: 1,067 (-18.2%)
🔹RSV: 367 (-1.1%)Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 22 Feb 2025
🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ➡️STABLE
🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWNSource: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 15 Feb 2025
🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWNSource: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 1 Feb 2025
🔹Bondi: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬆️UP
🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWN#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 25 Jan 2025
🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWN#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 18 Jan 2025
🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWN#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 11 Jan 2025
🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ⬆️UP#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 4 Jan 2025
🔹Bondi: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬆️UP
🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWNSource: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(3/4) NSW COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing: Week ending 4 Jan 2025
🔹XEC now at 54% est. of sequenced cases
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(2/4) Pertussis (whooping cough): Week ending 4 Jan 2025
🔹Pertussis, or whooping cough, notifications have dropped significantly over the last month, however the number of notifications is still a high
🔹The highest rates are observed in children 5-14 years (Figure 17)
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(1/4) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 4 Jan 2025
🔸COVID is at a moderate level of activity
🔸COVID positivity rate: 9.4% (-1.6%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4
🔹COVID: 1,956 (+8.3%)
🔹Influenza: 639 (+38.3%)
🔹RSV: 426 (-0.7%) -
(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 7 December 2024
🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ⬆️UP#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 12 October 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬇️Down
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️Up
🔹Quakers Hill: ➡️Stable
🔹Hunter: ⬇️Down#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 28 September 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬆️Up
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️Up
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬆️Up
🔹Hunter: ⬇️Down#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 21 September 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬇️Down
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️Up
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️Down
🔹Hunter: ⬇️Down#COVID19nsw
@NSWHealth @auscovid19Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 14 September 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬇️Down
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️Up
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️Down
🔹Hunter: ⬆️Up#COVID19nsw
@NSWHealth @auscovid19Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 7 September 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬆️Up
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️Down
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️Down
🔹Hunter: ⬆️Up#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 31 August 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬇️Down
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️Up
🔹Quakers Hill: ➡️Stable
🔹Hunter: ⬇️Down#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 24 August 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬇️Down
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️Up
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️Down
🔹Hunter: ⬇️Down#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 17 August 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬆️Up
🔹Hunter: ⬆️Up
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️Down
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬆️Up#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 10 August 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬆️Up
🔹Hunter: ⬆️Up
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️Down
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️Down#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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(4/4) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 3 August 2024
🔹Bondi: ⬇️Down
🔹Hunter: ⬇️Down
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️Down
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️Down#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19
Source: https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx