21 February 2022

Across NSW, more than 95 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94.3 per cent have received two doses to Saturday 19 February 2022.

  • Of children aged 12 to 15, 83.6 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 79 per cent have received two doses
  • Of children aged 5 to 11, 46.7 per cent have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
  • Of people aged 16 plus, 51.6 per cent have now received a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This represents 55.6 per cent of the eligible population that received their second dose more than three months ago.

The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 16,665,685, with 4,892,396 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 11,773,289 administered by the GP network, pharmacies and other providers to 11:59pm on Saturday 19 February 2022.

NSW Health encourages everyone who is eligible to receive a vaccination or their booster dose to book into a NSW Health vaccination clinic or another provider without delay through the COVID-19 vaccine clinic finder.

Sadly, NSW Health is reporting the deaths of seven men with COVID-19.

One man was in his 60s, two men were in their 70s, three men were in their 80s and one man was in his 90s. Older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for COVID-19, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions.

Five men had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and two men were not vaccinated.

One person was from western Sydney, one person was from northern Sydney, one person was from Sydney's Inner West, one person was from the Hawkesbury region, one person was from the Riverina region, one person was from the Central Coast and one person was from the Mid Coast region.

NSW Health expresses its sincere condolences to their loved ones. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 1,841.

There are currently 1,288 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 74 people in intensive care, 33 of whom require ventilation.

There were 4,916 positive test results (cases) notified in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday – including 3,657 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 1,259 positive PCR tests. The 1,259 positive PCR results were returned from 15,763 PCR tests.

There has now been a total of 356,176 positive RATs recorded since reporting began on 13 January 2022.

Following further investigation, 41 COVID-19 cases detected by PCR tests have been excluded and 169 cases previously reported as RAT-positive have been confirmed as PCR-positive cases, bringing the total number of cases detected by PCR tests in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 903,138.

Cases confirmed by PCR test and registered as RAT positive in the 24 hours to 4pm 20 February 2022, by Local Health District:

LHD Positive PCR tests Positive RATs Total cases
Hunter New England163573736
South Western Sydney160393553
Western Sydney184362546
Northern Sydney140338478
South Eastern Sydney137335472
Sydney107233340
Central Coast69225294
Nepean Blue Mountains65221286
Illawarra Shoalhaven75201276
Northern NSW45162207
Western NSW27169196
Murrumbidgee22161183
Mid North Coast12144156
Southern NSW2197118
Far West13637
Correctional settings202
Unknown29736
Total 1,259 3,657 4,916

COVID-19 vaccination update

NSW COVID-19 vaccination rate Total* (ages 16 and over) Total* (ages 12 – 15) Total* (ages 5 -11)
All providers – first doses> 95%83.6%46.7%
All providers – second doses 94.3%79%

0.8%

All providers – third doses (ages 16 and over) 51.6%n/a

n/a

*to 11.59pm 19 February 2022

COVID-19 vaccination doses administered by NSW Health Doses past 24 hours* All doses
NSW Health – first doses2302,305,288
NSW Health – second doses 1241,949,322
NSW Health – third doses1,778637,786
Total 2,132 4,892,396

*notified from 8pm 19 February 2022 to 8pm 20 February 2022.

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