NSW Premier foreshadows stricter measures, as state records 18 new cases

Kate McIlwain
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:11am, first published August 12 2020 - 11:00am
"I want to see a greater uptake in all those categories. If we don't, we will consider further measures in which we can increase that uptake."
"I want to see a greater uptake in all those categories. If we don't, we will consider further measures in which we can increase that uptake."

There were 18 new cases of COVID-19 detected in NSW in the past 24 hour period, with the vast majority of those contracted through community transmission.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.