The Murrumbidgee Local Health District has recorded 10 new cases over the weekend as the NSW Premier addresses concerns around the new COVID-19 variant.
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There were five cases recorded to 8pm on Friday, all of whom were residents of the Albury local government area.
Then there were four cases recorded to 8pm on Saturday, one a resident of the Federation LGA and three were residents of the Greater Hume Shire LGA.
An additional case, a resident of the Albury LGA, was recorded in the numbers to 8pm on Sunday.
A statement from the MLHD said the vast majority of patients are currently receiving care in the home and there are no patients in the intensive care unit.
Earlier today, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said there were "possibly" three cases of the Omicron variant in returned travellers when it was previously believed to be two.
Mr Perrottet revealed the information during a press conference on Monday after Australia closed its borders to nine southern African countries over Omicron concerns on the weekend.
"Over the last 24 hours, we had 141 people from those nine affected countries come in. There are two, possibly three, positive cases," he said.
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"Ultimately we need to open up to the world [and] we need to do so safely," he told reporters on Monday.
"We don't need to have a knee-jerk reaction, we need to have a proportionate and balanced response to the situation that's in front of us."
The Premier has confirmed that there are no plans to rethink the state's roadmap, so restrictions will still ease for the unvaccinated on December 15 or at 95 per cent double-vaccinated.
Meanwhile, the state added 150 new infections to its caseload on Monday.
NSW is 94.5 per cent single-dosed for everyone 16 and over, while 92.4 per cent are fully vaccinated.
For testing locations across the district or for help accessing a test call the Murrumbidgee COVID-19 Hotline 1800 831 099.
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