Sunday, 30 January 2022

COVID-19 Global Pandemic State of Play: New South Wales & Northern NSW 28 January 2022


AUSTRALIA


By Wednesday 26 January 2022 only est. 78.25% of the entire Australian population (ABS pop 2021) had received 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine & none those were aged between 0-11 years. Only 27.58% total pop had received a booster shot


As at 3pm on Friday 28 January 2022, a total of 29,982 new confirmed COVID-10 cases have been reported in Australia, along with 97 COVID-19 related deaths.


A total of 4,953 COVID-19 cases were hospitalised across all states and territories, with 142 in intensive care units (ICU).


Nationally there were approximately 393,038 active cases, i.e. infections which had occurred in the last 1-7 days.


The national diagnostic test positivity rate was 3.1% on 28 January and, as at 27 January nationally the source of all infections recorded over a 24 hour period was Overseas 0.6% and Locally Acquired 23.8% with the remaining 75.6% of cases remaining under investigation.


Currently SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern Delta and Omicron, along with Omicron BA2, are active in the Australian population.


NEW SOUTH WALES


In the 24 hours up to 8pm Friday 28 January 2022 there were 13,354 confirmed COVID-19 cases, along with 49 COVID-19 related deaths; 28 women and 21 men.


Of the 49 people who died; two people were in their 60s, 10 people were in their 70s, 17 people were in their 80s, 19 people were in their 90s, and one person was aged 100 years old.


There are currently 2,693 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospitals across the state, including 186 people in intensive care, 73 of whom require ventilation.


Of the 13,354 positive test results in the previous 24 hours: 1,841 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD) (1,141 PCR and 700 RATs), 1,720 are from Hunter New England LHD (1,075 PCR and 645 RATs), 1,646 are from Western Sydney LHD (1,047 PCR and 599 RATs), 1,504 from South Eastern Sydney LHD (864 PCR and 640 RATs), 1,283 from Northern Sydney LHD (660 PCR and 623 RATs), 993 are from Sydney LHD (609 PCR and 384 RATs), 782 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven (511 PCR and 271 RATs), 684 are from the Central Coast (416 PCR and 268 RATs), 665 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD (413 PCR and 252 RATs), 529 are from Northern NSW LHD (274 PCR and 255 RATs), 471 are from Western NSW LHD (282 PCR and 189 RATs), 434 are from Murrumbidgee LHD (194 PCR and 240 RATs), 323 are from Mid North Coast LHD (96 PCR and 227 RATs), 247 are from Southern NSW LHD (152 PCR and 95 RATs), 30 are from Far West LHD (13 PCR and 17 RATs), 15 are in correctional settings, and 187 are yet to be assigned to an LHD (166 PCR and 21 RATs). [my yellow highlighting]


The diagnostic test positivity rate for NSW was est. 3.1% on 28 January 2022.


NORTHERN NSW


As at 8pm 28 January 2022 there were a total of 529 new confirmed COVID-19 cases were recorded across the 7 local government areas in the Northern NSW Local Health District, along with one COVID-19 related death.


There are 36 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with 6 of these in ICU.


The daily infection spread breakdown was as follows:


Tweed Shire – 218 cases with one death of a person in aged in his/her 80s.

Ballina Shire -77 cases

Clarence Valley - 67 cases

Byron Shire - 61 cases

Lismore City - 60 cases

Richmond Valley - 41 cases

Kyogle Shire - 5 cases

TOTAL 529


NOTE: Marked under reporting of new daily cases impacts on data produced at federal, state and local government area level by government agencies and, on any given date statistics compiled by federal agencies may be incomplete for the dates stated.


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