Australia's New South Wales reports record spike in COVID-19 cases to 466

NewSouthWalesreported arecord466newlocally acquiredcasesofCOVID-19on Saturday, officials said asAustralia'smost populous state remained in tight lockdown.

"This is the largest jump we have seen in a night," state Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney. "It's fair to say that we are extremely concerned about the situation that we're in, inNewSouthWales."

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Officials warned the state's infections could surge further in coming days as they reported four more people had died, taking the number of deaths in the latest outbreak in the state to 42.

Of thenewcases, at least 60 are people who spent time in the community while infectious, Berejiklian said.