NSW records 681 new local COVID-19 cases and one death as regional lockdown extended

Australian news bulletin for Thursday 19 August 2021.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to the media during a press conference to provide a COVID-19 update. Source: AAP

Read by Kulasegaram Sanchayan.

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