NSW Health has reported another 863 locally acquired COVID cases and 15 deaths:
NSW recorded 863 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
Three new cases were acquired overseas, and seven previously reported cases have been excluded following further investigation. pic.twitter.com/wAVOsYlxxY
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) September 29, 2021
The age breakdown of the deaths are as follows:
- Two people were in their 40s
- Two were in their 50s
- Four people were in their 60s
- Three people were in their 70s
- One in their 80s
- Three people were in their 90s.
One person had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, five people had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and nine people were not vaccinated.
There have been 331 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 387 in total since the start of the pandemic.
There are currently 1,082 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 212 people in intensive care, 108 of whom require ventilation.
There were 120,281 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 132,279.
Across NSW, 86.2% of the over-16 population has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 61.7% are fully vaccinated.
The next chart plots NSW’s daily cases, which are running way below their peak:
NSW’s Reff continues to trend down at 0.87, according to COVIDBaseAU:
Active cases also continue to fall:
NSW is clearly emerging from the crisis.
