NSW has recorded its biggest 24-hour jump in COVID-19 cases with 75 people testing positive to the virus in the past day.
There are now 382 confirmed cases across the state, health authorities confirmed on Friday.
Four people onboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship which docked in Sydney from New Zealand yesterday are among the new cases.
The ship, which is currently cruising between Sydney and Wollongong has about 3800 people onboard including 1100 crew and 2700 passengers.
Three of the cases were passengers while one is a crew member.
Earlier a sixth person died from the virus in NSW and St Columba Anglican School in Port Macquarie closed after a 14-year-old girl tested positive.
Sixth person in NSW dies from COVID-19
The death toll in NSW from the coronavirus outbreak has hit six this morning as the number of people infected with the virus grows.
Authorities confirmed a 81-year-old woman passed away overnight after contracting the virus.
The woman had close contact with another case linked to Ryde Hospital.
It comes as the number of people infected with the virus jumps 46 to 353 cases in NSW.
One of the new cases includes a 73-year-old woman who is a resident at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge and another is a 14-year-old at Port Macquarie’s St Columbia Anglican School.
158 of these cases were overseas acquired, 69 had contact with a confirmed case, 74 are under investigation and the origin of 52 infections is unknown.
Most of the infected are women and men in their 30s, 40s and 20s.
Six people are currently in Intensive Care Units but the majority have mild disease and are in isolation at home, according to NSW Health.
Nationally, seven people have died.
NAPLAN cancelled
NAPLAN has been cancelled for 2020 because of the coronavirus.
State and federal education chiefs met this morning to discuss the COVID-19 situation for schools where they decided that principals should be focusing on the wellbeing of children not on the exam, the Australian Curriculum and Reporting Authority said in a statement.