NSW recorded 260 new cases of COVID-19 today and revealed a state total of 31 Omicron variant cases – but say that, as yet, no Omicron cases have been admitted to hospital in the state.
Sadly, NSW Health also reported two deaths with COVID-19 today.
“A woman in her 90s from western Sydney died at Westmead Hospital. She was a resident of the Blacktown Terrace Care Community aged care facility, where she acquired her infection.”
“She had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had underlying health conditions. This is the first death linked to an outbreak at this facility,” the health authority said.
“A man in his 90s from south-western Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital. He was not vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.”
There are currently 155 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 28 people in intensive care, five of whom require ventilation.
