Photo: Getty ImagesNew South Wales has reported a record 1290 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 and four deaths, including one in Dubbo. The toll for the current NSW outbreak now sits at 93, with the national toll for the entirety of the Covid-19 pandemic surpassing 1000. The government, having reached a six million jab target, last week announced a "treat" for fully vaccinated NSW residents allowing them to have small picnics outdoors. Elsewhere, authorities confirmed that a Covid-19 outbreak at Parklea prison in Sydney's northwest has reached 31 cases. There are now 805 active virus cases in the state, according to the Department of Health.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 30, 2021 01:07 UTC