NSW

The three new cases are across Lake Macquarie and Cessnock.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced the details of a plan to for school students to return to the class room as well as a new date for the HSC.

The good news for the Hunter comes as the state records another daily record of 1029 cases.

The 52-year-old was fined $1000 on Sunday for breaching the public health order after travelling to Blacktown to visit a friend, where he contracted the virus.

Broken down by suburb, Wallsend, Windale, North Rothbury and Raymond Terrace each recorded one case.

It's the second death since the local outbreak began, both are related to the Edgeworth nursing home.

The fire in the Housing Commission flat on Fullerton Street on July 26 claimed the life of 55-year-old Graham Cameron, who was the sole occupant of the 1 bedroom flat.

Six fire trucks and a Duty Commander were called to the two storey timber and fibro home on Clift Street at 3am.

Three of the cases recorded locally are currently under investigation as health authorities try to piece together how they caught the virus.

Police have charged nine people, including eight teenagers following a wild pursuit through Lake Macquarie.