The main suburbs of concern for health authorities continued to be Merrylands, Guildford, Auburn, Greenacre, Yagoona, St Marys and Strathfield

Australian news bulletin for Wednesday 18 August 2021. Read by Praba Maheswaran.

NSW Chief Health Officer Dr. Kerry Chant. NSW registers a record 633 new local COVID-19 cases, but premier warns 'we haven't seen the worst of it' Source: SBS Tamil/AAP

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