Coronavirus cases in NSW surpass 300

March 19, 2020. NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant speaks to repoters in Sydney, saying there are 307 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, up from 267 on Wednesday. Of this number, almost 130 were acquired overseas, including recent returnees from virus-hit areas in Europe, the UK and the US. Dr Chant says the initial precautionary approach of hospitalising all confirmed COVID-19 cases has been abandoned as cases rise. "It's reassuring that many of our cases continue to be mild with currently six patients in intensive care units. Many of our patients are being managed in the community and being managed at home and we are only admitting patients now that require hospital care," Dr Chant says. (AAP Video/Michael Wade) Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au