Thirty-one people have died with COVID-19 in NSW in the past 24 hours, NSW Health has confirmed today – 21 men and 10 women, including a person aged 100.
Of the 31 people who died, one person was in their 60s; seven people were in their 70s; 12 people were in their 80s; 10 people were in their 90s, and one person was aged 100.
“Older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for COVID-19, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions,” NSW Health said in a statement.
It said 10 people who died had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, 18 people had received two doses, and three people were not vaccinated.
- Nine people were from south-western Sydney
- four people were from western Sydney
- three people were from Sydney’s southern suburbs
- two people were from the Shellharbour region
- two people were from the Central Coast
- two people were from the Wollongong area
- one person was from the Riverina region
- one person was from Sydney’s inner west
- one person was from Sydney’s northern beaches
- one person was from northern Sydney
- one person was from north-western Sydney
- one person was from the South Coast
- one person was from the Northern Rivers
- one person was from the Clarence Valley region and
- one person was from the Hunter region.
“NSW Health expresses its sincere condolences to their loved ones. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,520.”
There are currently 2,494 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 160 people in intensive care, 75 of whom require ventilation.
There were 10,698 positive test results (cases) notified in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday – including 6,122 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 4,576 positive PCR tests.
Of the positive test results:
- 1,362 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD) (639 PCR and 723 RATs)
- 1,358 are from Hunter New England LHD (590 PCR and 768 RATs)
- 1,223 are from Western Sydney LHD (595 PCR and 628 RATs)
- 1,109 from South Eastern Sydney LHD (501 PCR and 608 RATs)
- 1,050 are from Northern Sydney LHD (393 PCR and 657 RATs)
- 810 are from Sydney LHD (355 PCR and 455 RATs)
- 584 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD (272 PCR and 312 RATs)
- 560 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD (253 PCR and 307 RATs)
- 527 are from Central Coast LHD (213 PCR and 314 RATs)
- 477 are from Northern NSW LHD (138 PCR and 339 RATs)
- 445 are from Western NSW LHD (232 PCR and 213 RATs)
- 401 are from Murrumbidgee LHD (112 PCR and 289 RATs)
- 390 are from Mid North Coast LHD (68 PCR and 322 RATs)
- 214 are from Southern NSW LHD (78 PCR and 136 RATs)
- 22 are from Far West LHD (7 PCR and 15 RATs)
- 41 are in correctional settings, and
- 125 are yet to be assigned to an LHD (89 PCR and 36 RATs).
