Tougher Lockdown Announced for Another Sydney LGA as NSW Reports 262 New COVID-19 Cases

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian at a press conference to provide a COVID-19 update in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 6, 2021. AAP Image/POOL/Mick Tsikas

SYDNEY, Australia—A dozen suburbs in the western Sydney council area of Penrith have been added to the government’s “areas of concern” for COVID-19 transmission, tightening their lockdown restrictions as daily NSW infections continue to be above the government’s zero target.