New South Wales records its biggest Covid surge in weeks - with eight cases of the mutant Omicron variant The number of Covid-19 cases has surged to 337 in New South Wales Meanwhile, the number of Omicron cases has climbed to eight Restrictions are lifting on Dec 15, or when the state hits 95% vaccination rate
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NSW has recorded its highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases in six weeks, with the number of confirmed cases of the Omicron variant also climbing to eight.
NSW Health reported 337 cases of the coronavirus in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday - the highest since October 22 - but no new virus deaths.
An eighth Omicron case - a traveller who flew into NSW on Sunday night after being in southern Africa - was also reported on Thursday night.
They have been in quarantine since their arrival on Singapore Airlines flight SQ231.
A child became the state's seventh confirmed case earlier on Thursday, with urgent genomic testing on the way to confirm whether their fully vaccinated parents have the