As at 8pm Saturday 23 May 2020, there has been one additional case of COVID-19 diagnosed since 8pm 22 May, bringing the total number of cases to 3,087.
The one new case today was overseas acquired and is in a quarantine hotel.
There were 6,809 people tested in the reporting period, compared with 8,995 people in the previous 24 hours.
More than 418,000 people have now been tested for COVID-19 in NSW.
NSW Health would like to thank those with symptoms for coming forward, getting tested and ensuring cases in the community are identified as quickly as possible.
| Confirmed cases (incl. interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) |
3,087 |
| Deaths (in NSW from confirmed cases) |
50 |
| Cases reported recovered |
2,653 |
| Total persons tested |
418,427 |
There are currently 87 COVID-19 cases being treated by NSW Health. This includes 1 person being treated in an intensive care unit. They require a ventilator.
There are now 2,653 people in NSW who have recovered from COVID-19.
NSW Health is urging people with symptoms, including mild symptoms, to be tested to ensure as many cases of COVID-19 in the community are identified as quickly as possible.
See the areas of concern for community transmission in NSW.
See the locations of COVID-19 clinics.
Confirmed cases to date
By outcome
| Recovered |
2,653 |
| Not yet recovered |
202 |
| Died |
50 |
| Less than 3 weeks from symptom onset / recovery data not available |
182 |
By sex and age group*
| 0-9 |
17 |
20 |
37 |
| 10-19 |
51 |
48 |
99 |
| 20-29 |
364 |
289 |
653 |
| 30-39 |
255 |
259 |
514 |
| 40-49 |
172 |
215 |
387 |
| 50-59 |
227 |
224 |
451 |
| 60-69 |
245 |
236 |
481 |
| 70-79 |
151 |
170 |
321 |
| 80-89 |
49 |
54 |
103 |
| 90+ |
23 |
18 |
41 |
*Note: Excludes cases notified without a date of birth and/or gender.
By likely source of infection:
| Overseas |
1,781 |
| Interstate acquired |
72 |
| Locally acquired – contact of a confirmed case and/or in a known cluster |
864 |
| Locally acquired – contact not identified |
369 |
| Under investigation |
1 |
* Counts reported for a particular day may vary over time with ongoing enhanced surveillance activities.