NSW ‘Holding the Line’ as Virus Cases Grow

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks at a press conference in Homebush on July 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

NSW residents are being urged to remain on high alert and monitor their health after 17 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed across the state.

The new cases were diagnosed in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. on Sunday from 22,032 tests, bringing the total number of cases in NSW to 3496.