NSW has recorded 187 new locally-acquired cases and seven deaths of people – four women and three men – with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
One person was in their 30s, one person was in their 60s, one person was in their 70s, three people were in their 80s, and one person was in their 90s, NSW Health said of the deaths recorded today.
“Two people were from Albury, two people were from Sydney’s inner city, two people were from south western Sydney, and one person was from south eastern Sydney,” the health department said.
Three people were not vaccinated, two people had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and two people had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, it said.
“The two people from Albury, a woman in her 80s who had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and a woman in her 90s who had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, died at the Mercy Place aged care facility, where they acquired their infections. There have been eight deaths linked to an outbreak at this facility.”
“A man in his 80s from south eastern Sydney died at Prince of Wales Hospital, where he acquired his infection. He was not vaccinated.
“A man in his 30s from south western Sydney died at Royal North Shore Hospital. He was not vaccinated and had no significant underlying health conditions.”
There are currently 264 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 48 people in intensive care, 20 of whom require ventilation.
