16 March 2020

As at 11am today, an additional 37 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed since our last update at 11am, March 15, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 171.

Cases Count
Confirmed cases (incl. interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) 171
Cases under investigation 1,282
Cases tested and excluded 25,511
Total 26,964

Confirmed cases to date

By sex and age group

Age group Female % Male % Total
10-20 5 45 6 55 11
20-30 14 61 9 39 23
30-40 21 50 21 50 42
40-50 16 57 12 43 28
50-60 16 53 14 47 30
60-70 10 40 15 60 25
70-80 2 33 4 67 6
80-90 1 33 2 67 3
90-100 3 100 0 0 3
Total 88   83   171

By likely source of infection

Source Count
Overseas acquired 67
Epi link (contact of confirmed case) 44
Under investigation 43
Unknown 17
Total 171