NSW Health has reported another 1288 locally acquired COVID cases:
NSW recorded 1,288 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
No new cases were acquired overseas in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, and eight previously reported cases have been excluded following further investigation. pic.twitter.com/zKnPGSGVs9
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) September 2, 2021
Seven more people died with COVID:
- Four people in their 80s
- Two people in their 70s
- One person in their 50s.
There have been 107 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021.
957 people are in hospital in NSW being treated for COVID, with 160 in ICU.
The next chart plots NSW’s daily cases against Victoria’s winter-spring outbreak last year, which saw Melbourne shut for 14 weeks:
High daily cases.
NSW’s active case count has now hit 20,000:
No end in sight.
Still no sign of peaking…
