Across NSW, more than 95% of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94.3% have received two doses.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW now stands at 16,665,685, with 4,892,396 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 11,773,289 administered by the GP network, pharmacies and other providers to midnight on February 19, latest figures from NSW Health have revealed.
Sadly, NSW Health today also reported the deaths of seven men with COVID-19.
One man was in his 60s, two men were in their 70s, three men were in their 80s and one man was in his 90s.
Five men had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and two men were not vaccinated.
“One person was from western Sydney, one person was from northern Sydney, one person was from Sydney’s Inner West, one person was from the Hawkesbury region, one person was from the Riverina region, one person was from the Central Coast and one person was from the Mid Coast region,” NSW Health said in a statement.
“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 1,841.”
There are currently 1,288 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 74 people in intensive care, 33 of whom require ventilation.
