Another Sydney school employee has been confirmed to have COVID-19, with all students considered close contacts and directed to self-isolate.
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A statement from the NSW education department on Saturday night revealed Laguna Street Public School in southern Sydney will stop on-site learning until June 24 following the positive test result.
"The school has commenced contact tracing and upon advice from NSW Health all students at the school have been deemed as a close contact and should commence self-isolating," the department's statement said.
"The staff member has had contact with most students at the school during the period they may have been infectious."
It comes after a staff member at Rose Bay Public School in Sydney's eastern suburbs was confirmed to have tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday.
The Rose Bay case was one of four newly-confirmed cases as of Saturday morning, along with a locally-acquired case still under investigation.
It caused the school's closure on Friday, but authorities are investigating whether it is an older infection.
"The date of infection is still to be determined and this case may be an older infection," NSW Health said in a statement on Saturday.
"The source of infection is also being investigated. As a precaution, all close contacts of this case are being identified and advised of the need to isolate and monitor for symptoms."
Meanwhile, the confirmation of the locally-acquired case - a man in his twenties - brought an end to the state's two-week streak of having no recorded community-transmitted infections.
"It is understood this case did not attend any recent mass gathering, including protests," NSW Health said in a statement.
The two other confirmed cases on Saturday were travellers in hotel quarantine.
"The virus may still be circulating in the community. People with mild symptoms or those who show no obvious symptoms can unknowingly pass it to others," NSW Health said.
It follows two days of record testing in the state, with 14,127 tests carried out in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
There have been 3119 cases of coronavirus in NSW with 47 people currently being treated. None are in intensive care.
Australian Associated Press
