NSW recorded 1,083 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 today and 13 deaths – with two of the deaths related to outbreaks in aged care facilities.
Of the deaths – nine men and four women – recorded, one person was in their 40s, two people were aged in their 50s, two people in their 60s, five people in their 70s, and three people in their 80s.
“Five people were from western Sydney, two people were from south western Sydney, two people were from northern Sydney, two people were from Sydney’s inner city, one person was from southern Sydney and one person was from Dubbo,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Of those that died, nine people were unvaccinated, two had received one vaccine dose and two people – a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s, both with underlying health conditions – had received two vaccine doses.
“Two people died at home. A man in his 60s from northern Sydney who died at home was being cared for in the community by Northern Sydney LHD. He had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and had underlying health conditions,” NSW Health said in a statement.
“A man in his 40s from western Sydney died at home and his infection was diagnosed following his death. He was not vaccinated.
“A woman in her 60s from western Sydney died at Ryde Hospital. Her death is linked to an outbreak at the Gallipoli Home aged care facility. This is the first death linked to this outbreak.
“A woman in her 70s died at the Holy Spirit aged care facility in Dubbo. This is the second death linked to an outbreak at this facility.”
There have been 241 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021, and 297 in total since the start of the pandemic.
There are currently 1,238 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 234 people in intensive care, 123 of whom require ventilation.
