NSW Health has recorded another 623 locally acquired COVID cases and six deaths:
NSW recorded 623 new locally acquired cases of #COVID19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. pic.twitter.com/ZZIAbQh2gY
— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) October 4, 2021
The age breakdown of the deaths are as follows:
- One person was in their 40s
- Three people were in their 60s
- One person was in their 70s
- One person was in their 90s
Four people were not vaccinated, one person had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and one person had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The person who had received two doses of a COVID-19 was a woman in her 90s who died at Hawkesbury Living Nursing Home.
There have been 378 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 434 in total since the start of the pandemic.
There are currently 959 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 193 people in intensive care, 97 of whom require ventilation.
There were 76,892 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night.
Across NSW, 88.4% of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 67.1% are fully vaccinated.
The next chart shows that NSW’s daily cases are now running at less than half of Victoria’s:
NSW’s Reff is also 0.87. Because it is below 1.0, this means that cases will continue to fall:
Finally, NSW’s active cases have also fallen to 9196:
The COVID situation in NSW continues to improve.
