Victoria closes border to NSW as Sydney coronavirus outbreak grows

On Sunday, the Victorian government announced it would close the state's border with NSW.

The move now means the entirety of NSW and the ACT have become red zones under Victoria's travel permit system.

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NSW authorities recorded 77 new cases on Sunday morning, 33 of whom had been in the community while infectious.

It was the largest increase during the current outbreak and health authorities are bracing for the possibility that 100 new cases could be confirmed on Monday, given the number of people moving around the community while infectious.

A 90-year-old south-west Sydney woman died on Saturday, hours after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

She was a close contact of a locally acquired case and was believed to be unvaccinated.

Her death is the first since the Bondi cluster emerged on June 16, and the first connected to COVID-19 in NSW since a man died in December.

Also in Victoria on Monday morning, the Department of Health has confirmed just under 20,000 people were tested on Sunday for COVID-19 and 12,005 people were vaccinated.

In Victoria, there are currently 19 active cases.

- with AAP

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