NSW Health has recorded another 608 locally acquired COVID cases and seven deaths:
NSW recorded 608 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.
No new cases were acquired overseas. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of
the pandemic is 65,687. pic.twitter.com/BzGPYZ3rtq— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) October 5, 2021
The age profile of the COVID deaths are as follows:
- One person was in their 50s
- Two people were in their 60s
- Three people were in their 70s
- One person was in their 80s.
Five people were not vaccinated, and two people had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
There have been 385 COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 and 441 in total since the start of the pandemic.
There are currently 978 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 190 people in intensive care, 94 of whom require ventilation.
There were 85,642 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 76,892.
Across NSW, 88.5 % of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 67.5% are fully vaccinated.
The next chart plots NSW’s daily cases, which are on a very different track from Victoria:
NSW’s active cases are also falling, while Victoria’s are surging:
NSW’s Reff also continues to decline at 0.86, according to COVIDBaseAU. Because it is below 1.0, cases will continue to fall:
Each day, the situation improves in NSW.
