The NSW Health website crashed this morning as people rushed to check health alerts on the back of the growing Northern Beaches cluster.
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The website is still intermittent close to midday, with a mixed results of busy server messages and success in loading.
NSW Health is urging Sydneysiders to frequently check the list of locations and alerts as it is rapidly changing and growing as the Northern Beaches cluster grows.
However, this morning it seems the website could not cope with the heightened demand.
Another 10 cases were added to the cluster at the 11am press conference this morning.
On Thursday there were just 17 reported cases in the cluster - 15 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday and two from Wednesday.
The total number of cases in the cluster now stands at 28.
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One of the cases has since returned to Queensland.
For those looking for which venues have been impacted, NSW Health also has alerts on its Facebook page, although the NSW Health website has the full list.
Kim Chappell
As Senior Producer - Digital for ACM's regional titles I assist newsrooms in digital best practice. Before this role, I was the digital journalist with ACM's national team and prior to that, the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division. I started as a general rounds journalist with The Land in 2006, moving up to hold the title of chief of staff before switching to digital reporting in 2015.
As Senior Producer - Digital for ACM's regional titles I assist newsrooms in digital best practice. Before this role, I was the digital journalist with ACM's national team and prior to that, the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division. I started as a general rounds journalist with The Land in 2006, moving up to hold the title of chief of staff before switching to digital reporting in 2015.
