NSW COVID cases continue to fall

NSW Health has recorded another 961 locally acquired COVID cases and nine deaths:

NSW recorded 961 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. pic.twitter.com/YVkh2ESe5L

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) September 26, 2021

The age breakdown of the nine deaths are as follows:

• One person was in their 40s
• Two people in their 60s
• Two people in their 70s
• Four people in their 80s

Eight people were unvaccinated, and one had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

There have been 297 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 353 in total since the start of the pandemic.

There are currently 1,146 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 222 people in intensive care, 117 of whom require ventilation.

The next chart plots NSW’s daily cases, which continue to fall from peak:

Active cases also continue to fall:

Finally, NSW’s infection rate is falling:

0.906% of the tests reported today in NSW returned a positive result.

Tests🧪
– Outbreak Total: 10,034,283
– Past 7 days: 865,556
– Today: 106,451

Positive➕Rate:
– Outbreak Total: 0.586%
– 7 day average: 0.817% (-0.026%)
– Today: 0.906% (-0.015%) pic.twitter.com/0acx73nJL2

— CovidBaseAU 🦠📊🇦🇺 (@covidbaseau) September 26, 2021

Good news.