COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics

18 May 2021

NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

Three new cases were acquired overseas in the same period, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,374.

There were 8,901 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 10,790.

NSW Health has administered its highest number of COVID-19 vaccines in one day, with a record 11,415 vaccines administered in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, including a record high of 5,230 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.

The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 938,879, with 291,550 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 647,329 administered by Commonwealth Government providers, including GPs, to 11:59pm on Sunday 16 May 2021.

Cases	Count
Confirmed cases (including interstate residents in NSW health care facilities)	5,374
Deaths (in NSW from confirmed cases)	56
Total tests carried out	5,883,606
Total vaccinations administered in NSW	938,879

NSW Health urges everyone across NSW to continue to take practical measures to stay COVID-safe, including practising good hand hygiene and always using QR codes to check in to and out of venues.

Anyone experiencing even the mildest symptoms – such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose – should come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until a negative result is received.

There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. To find your nearest clinic, visit COVID-19 testing clinics or contact your GP.

NSW Health is treating 69 COVID-19 cases, one of whom is in intensive care and being ventilated. Most cases (97 per cent) are being treated in non-acute, out-of-hospital care, including returned travellers in the Special Health Accommodation.

Likely source of confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW

Likely source of infection	Cases past 24 hours*	Cases past 7 days**	All cases
Overseas	3	20	3,188
Interstate	0	0	90
Locally acquired – linked to known case or cluster	0	0	1,645
Locally acquired – no links to known case or cluster	0	0	451
Locally acquired – investigation ongoing	0	0	0
Under initial investigation	0	0	0
Total	3	20	5,374

Note: Case counts reported for a particular day may vary over time due to ongoing investigations and case review.

*notified from 8pm 16 May 2021 to 8pm 17 May 2021
**from 8pm 11 May 2021 to 8pm 17 May 2021

Returned travellers in hotel quarantine to date

Since 29 March 2020	Count
Symptomatic travellers tested	13,125
Found positive	262

Since 30 June 2020	Count
Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 2	105,084
Found positive	681

From 15 May 2020 to 12 January 2021	Count
Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 10	79,623
Found positive	182

Since 13 January 2021	Count
Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 12*	37,021
Found positive	41

* Testing previously carried out on day 10 is now carried out on day 12.

COVID-19 vaccination update

COVID-19 vaccination doses administered in NSW	Doses past 24 hours*	All doses
NSW Health – first doses	9,333	204,505
NSW Health – second doses	2,082	87,045
Total	11,415	291,550

*notified from 16 May 2021 to 8pm 17 May 2021

Note: NSW Health’s vaccination clinics generally operate Monday to Friday. Therefore, there may be limited or no vaccines administered on weekend days and public holidays due to planned closures.