An elderly resident at Sydney's Newmarch House nursing home has died after recovering from a coronavirus infection.
Anglicare, the operator of Newmarch House, confirmed the fatality in a statement on Saturday morning.
"Tragically, a resident of Newmarch House passed away last night," the statement read.
"The family and all relevant authorities have been contacted. We are devastated at the passing and extend our deepest sympathies to the family as they grieve the loss of their loved one."
Newmarch House is the site of one of NSW's most significant coronavirus clusters, with 16 deaths linked to infections at the facility.
NSW Health spokesman Dr Jeremy McAnulty said it was not believed the latest death was directly caused by coronavirus.
"The doctor is in the best place to understand what the illness was and the cause of death," he told reporters on Saturday.
"Without going into personal details, we understand that the person had COVID, had recovered, had other illnesses and was elderly and died."
Meanwhile, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt on Saturday confirmed a number of new infections had been linked to Melbourne's Cedar Meats coronavirus cluster.
Victorian Attorney General Jill Hennessy on Saturday said there were four new cases linked to Cedar Meats, bringing the total number of infections stemming from the facility to 75.
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