Sixth Coronavirus Death in Australia as New Measures Enacted to Curb Virus Spread

Tables at an open restaurant are seen mostly deserted on a quiet morning at the waterfront of the Sydney Opera House, where scheduled public performances have been cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sydney, Australia, March 18, 2020. Reuters/Loren Elliott

Coronavirus cases in NSW have jumped to almost 270 while a fifth person in the state and sixth nationwide has died of the illness.

Health authorities on Wednesday also admitted the number of COVID-19 cases in NSW with no known source of transmission was increasing.