NSW has recorded 356 new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19 and a further four deaths as it continues to batten down the hatches against the deadly virus.
Of the new cases, 147 are linked to a known case or cluster – 119 are household contacts and 28 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 209 cases is under investigation.
NSW Health says 102 cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 40 were in isolation for part of their infectious period.
“Fifty-seven cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 157 remains under investigation,” NSW Health said in a statement today.
“Sadly, NSW Health has been notified of the deaths of four people who had COVID-19.
“A man in his 80s from south west Sydney died at Liverpool Hospital. He acquired his infection as part of the Liverpool Hospital outbreak.”
There have now been six deaths linked with this outbreak.
“NSW Health and the staff at Liverpool Hospital extend their deepest sympathies to the families and friends of these patients.”
A woman in her 80s – not linked to the Liverpool Hospital outbreak – from south west Sydney has died at Liverpool Hospital, while a man in his 70s from western Sydney passed away at Nepean Hospital.
“A man in his 80s from northern NSW died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He acquired his infection overseas and is not linked to the current outbreak,” NSW Health said of the fourth death overnight.
These fatalities bring the number of COVID-related deaths to 32 during the current outbreak, and the number of lives lost since the beginning of the pandemic now stands at 89.
NSW Health administered a record 29,160 COVID-19 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, including 8,684 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.
