NSW Health has recorded another 233 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours:
NSW recorded 233 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Of these locally acquired cases, 103 are linked to a known case or cluster – 79 are household contacts and 24 are close contacts – pic.twitter.com/d4oohYnpWk
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) August 4, 2021
Of these locally acquired cases, 103 are linked to a known case or cluster – 79 are household contacts and 24 are close contacts and the source of infection for 130 cases is under investigation. Ninety-two cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 21 were in isolation for part of their infectious period.
There are currently 286 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 53 people in intensive care, 23 of whom require ventilation.
NSW Health has been notified of the deaths of two people who were confirmed COVID-19 cases. A woman in her 80s from Sydney’s inner west died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital yesterday. A man in his 20s from south-west Sydney also died at his home yesterday. He was a confirmed case of COVID-19 and was isolating at home. His death has been referred to the NSW Coroner.
There have been 16 COVID-related death during the current outbreak.
The next chart plots NSW’s current outbreak against Victoria’s winter-spring outbreak last year whereby Melbourne was shutdown for 14 weeks:
Australia’s two biggest virus outbreaks compared.
At the same point in time, Victoria was still around a week away from daily cases peaking.
NSW now has over 3200 active COVID cases:
Still haven’t peaked.
At this rate, NSW’s lockdown will extend into spring.
