NSW Health has recorded 863 locally acquired COVID cases and seven deaths:
NSW recorded 863 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. pic.twitter.com/4JX5b6PIgL
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) September 28, 2021
The age profile of the deceased are as follows:
- One person was in their 40s
- One person was in their 50s
- Two people were in their 70s
- Two people were in their 80s
- One person was in their 90s
Three people had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, three people had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and one person was not vaccinated.
There have been 316 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 372 in total since the start of the pandemic.
There are currently 1,155 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 213 people in intensive care, 113 of whom require ventilation.
There were 132,279 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 93,577.
Across NSW, 85.7% of the over-16 population has received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 60.4% are fully vaccinated.
The next chart plots NSW’s daily cases, which continue to trend lower:
Active cases in NSW also continue to trend lower:
Finally, NSW’s Reff rate has fallen to 0.87, according to COVIDBaseAU:
The situation in NSW continue to improve.
