NSW Health has recorded another 38 local COVID cases, taking total local cases to 385:
NSW recorded 38 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. pic.twitter.com/LipFvnmVTG
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) July 8, 2021
Of today’s 38 new locally acquired cases, 17 were in isolation throughout their infectious periods and nine cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Eleven cases were infectious in the community. One case remains under investigation.
There are currently 40 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 11 people in intensive care, three of whom require ventilation.
The next chart plots this outbreak against the prior two episodes:
Still rising fast.
Elsewhere, QLD reported another 2 new local COVID cases, all of which were already in home isolation. This took QLD’s active local case count to 29.
