NSW Health has recorded another 1063 locally acquired COVID cases and six deaths:
NSW recorded 1,063 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. pic.twitter.com/s0T80LvWTx
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) September 23, 2021
Of those who died, four people were not vaccinated. One person – a woman in her 90s – had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and one person – a woman in her 50s with significant underlying health conditions – had received two doses.
There have been 266 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021.
There are currently 1,244 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 233 people in intensive care, 112 of whom require ventilation.
The next chart plots NSW’s daily cases, which continue to track well below peak:
Meanwhile, active cases have fallen to 12434:
Clearly, the worst is behind NSW’s COVID outbreak.