Covid: Sydney lockdown extended as Delta outbreak spreads

Sydney residents will be in lockdown for another week as Australia's largest city fights to contain a Covid outbreak.

The New South Wales government said it had made the "difficult decision" as it battles the highly transmissible Delta strain.

A stay-at-home order was issued on 26 June.

Australia has recorded 910 deaths and fewer than 31,000 cases since the pandemic began.

Clusters have emerged after some people who were later found to be infected left their homes for essentials.

The outbreak of around 330 cases is the worst in the city this year.