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The epicenter of the 5.8 earthquake was near Mansfield but it has been felt in Canberra, Newcastle, Dubbo, Adelaide, and Tasmania.

The new cases are from the Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, Muswellbrook and Glen Innes local government areas.

Under the state governments roadmap released almost two weeks ago, personal service such as hairdressers and nail salons can open with one person per 4sqm, capped at five clients per premises.

It's the first time since August 27 that the states case numbers have dipped below 1000.

24 new COVID cases were recorded across the region on Friday.

The sale of "Barrymoore" surpasses the previous record of $7.25 million.

The new cases are spread across the Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Cessnock, Port Stephens and Gunnedah local government areas.

Police say the shop assistant was shaken by otherwise unharmed.

"One of the great things about film festivals is that they do bring people back to the cinema."

The new cases have been recorded across five local government areas.