Australia Covid live news update: Walgett and seven other LGAs in regional NSW follow Dubbo into snap seven-day lockdown

Victoria extends lockdown by seven days as it records 20 new cases; Dubbo to enter seven-day lockdown as NSW records 344 new cases and two deaths; Cairns to come out of lockdown as Queensland reports four new cases. Follow all the day's news

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10.40am BST

That is where we will leave the live blog for Wednesday. Amy will be back with you in the morning for the last sitting day of the week.

This was some of the news for the day:

10.01am BST

Here's the NSW Health release on the stay-at-home order for not just Walgett, but also Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Coonamble, Gilgandra, Narromine and Warren:

To protect the people of NSW from the evolving Covid-19 outbreak, new restrictions will be introduced for the local government areas of Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Coonamble, Gilgandra, Narromine, Walgett and Warren, effective from 7pm tonight until the beginning of 19 August 2021.

Following updated health advice from NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant, stay-at-home orders will apply to all people who live in these areas in Western NSW or have been there on or after 5 August 2021.