Australia’s New South Wales reports 136 local COVID-19 cases

SYDNEY (Reuters) – New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, on Friday reported the year’s biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases.

A total of 136 local cases were detected, up from the year’s previous daily high of 124 reported a day earlier.

Of the new cases, at least 53 spent time in the community while infectious, state Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney.

(Reporting by Renju Jose; Editing by Tom Hogue)