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 Wednesday 23 February.
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 16,774,019 with 4,903,056 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 11,870,963 administered by the GP network, pharmacies and other providers to 11.59pm on Wednesday 23, 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 six people with COVID-19; five men and one woman.
Four people were aged in their 80s, one person was in their 70s and one person was in their 50s. Older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for COVID-19, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions.
One person who died was aged under 65. The man in his 50s had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had significant underlying health conditions.
Of the people aged over 65, two people had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and three people had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Five people were from south western Sydney, and one person was from the Northern Rivers 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 1,879.
There are currently 1,144 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 64 people in intensive care, 28 of whom require ventilation.
There were 7,583 positive test results (cases) notified in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday – including 4,774 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 2,809 positive PCR tests. The 2,809 positive PCR results were returned from 31,718 PCR tests.
There has now been a total of 376,089 positive RATs recorded since reporting began on 13 January 2022.
Following further investigation, 67 COVID-19 cases detected by PCR tests have been excluded and 379 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 916,503.
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* to 11:59pm 23 February 2022
* notified from 8pm 23 February 2022 to 8pm 24 February 2022.
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