In New South Wales as at 4pm on Sunday 6 March 2022 there were 9,017 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and 108,980 active COVID-19 cases across the state composed of people who had tested positive in the last 14 days.
A total of 1,066 people with COVID-19 disease were currently in hospital, with 49 in intensive care and of these 14 requiring ventilation.
As of week ending 28 February 2022 there had been 39,481 cases of COVID-19 being managed at home or in insecure accommodation.
Five people had died as a result of COVID-19 in the 24 hours up to 4pm 6 March 2022 – 4 women and 1 man with ages ranging from in their 60s to in their 80s.
That brought the total number of NSW COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began in 2020 to 1,948 individuals.
In the Epidemiological Week 9 ending 5 March 2022 the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) was the dominant COVID-19 variant of concern circulating in the NSW community, with both of the main sub-lineages of the Omicron variant (BA.1 and BA.2) circulating in the state – infecting 1,208 people.
The average number of COVID-19 PCR tests which were positive in the week ending 5 March was 12.1% (a jump of 2.5 % since the preceding week) and above the 3% positivity considered by WHO as indicating a level of disease containment.
In Northern NSW there were 136 confirmed new cases in the 24 hours up to 4pm 6 March 2022, with 7 COVID-19 positive patients in local hospitals.
The 136 new confirmed cases in the 7 local government areas within the Northern NSW Local Health District were distributed as follows:
NOTE: The following postcode list may not be complete due to changes to the location data set.
Tweed Shire – 43 cases across postcodes 2484, 2485, 2486, 2497, 2489, 2490;
Clarence Valley – 44 cases in postcode 2460;
Lismore City – 14 cases in postcode 2480;
Ballina Shire – 12 cases in postcodes 2477, 2478;
Byron Shire – 10 cases in postcodes 2481, 2482;
Kyogle Shire – 6 cases in postcode 2474;
Richmond Valley – 6 cases in postcode 2470;
Tenterfield – 1 cases in postcode 2475; Tenterfield is not in the Northern NSW Local Health District but shared postcodes are included in Northern NSW data.
Over the next 3 days the daily confirmed new COVID-19 cases grew by 13,018 on 7 March, 13,179 cases on 8 March and 16,288 cases on 9 March. Deaths over those 3 days increased by a total of 18 individuals.
As at 4pm on Thursday 10 March 2022 there were 14,034 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and 133,783 active COVID-19 cases across the state composed of people who had tested positive in the last 14 days. At 3pm 10 March the national total of active COVID-19 cases was 245,042 people.
A total of 998 people with COVID-19 disease were currently in hospital, with 39 in intensive care and of these 15 requiring ventilation.
As of week ending 9 March 2022 there had been 57,635 cases of COVID-19 being managed at home or in insecure accommodation.
Nineteen people had died as a result of COVID-19 in the 24 hours up to 4pm 10 March 2022 – 5 women and 14 men with ages ranging from in their 50s to in their 90s.
That brought the total number of NSW COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began in 2020 to 1,985 individuals.
In Northern NSW there were 140 confirmed new cases in the 24 hours up to 4pm 10 March 2022, with 7 COVID-19 positive patients in local hospitals.
The 140 new cases in the 7 local government areas within the Northern NSW Local Health District were distributed as follows:
NOTE: The following postcode list may not be complete due to changes to the location data set.
Tweed Shire – 42 cases across postcodes 2484, 2485, 2486, 2487, 2489, 2490;
Clarence Valley – 41 cases across postcodes 2460, 2464;
Byron Shire – 20 cases across postcodes 2481, 2482;
Kyogle Shire – 5 cases across postcodes 2474;
Lismore City – 14 cases across postcode 2480;
Ballina Shire – 11 cases across postcodes 2477, 2478;
Richmond Valley – 7 cases across postcodes 2469, 2470, 2473;
By 24 February 2022 flooding had begun within the boundaries Northern NSW Local Heath District (NNSWLHD). In the 24 hours up to 4pm on that date the number of confirmed new COVID-19 cases in Northern NSW stood at 281 cases, with 29 currently in hospital including 4 in intensive care. One death was reported.
By 28 February at the height of Northern Rivers flooding the number of confirmed new COVID-19 cases was reported as being 220 cases, with 20 in hospital including 2 in intensive care.
At which point the number of people being tested for COVID-19 in Northern NSW was falling well below 200 a day. On 10 March 2022 NNSWLHD stated:
While there has been a decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in Northern NSW over the past week as people understandably prioritised the immediate flood response, case numbers have been increasing more generally across NSW during this same period.
This suggests there may be a substantial number of potentially unreported COVID-19 cases in Northern NSW at present. [my yellow highlighting]
NSW: You have a problem that you need to do something about. pic.twitter.com/Yimr6DrDFX
— Alan Baxter ♛ (@AlanBixter) March 9, 2022
As at 4pm on Friday 11 March 2022 there were 12,850 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and 139,873 active COVID-19 cases across the state composed of people who had tested positive in the last 14 days.
A total of 966 people with COVID-19 disease were currently in hospital, with 40 in intensive care and 15 of these requiring ventilation.
As of 11 March 2022 there was no new data revealing the number of cases of COVID-19 being managed at home or in insecure accommodation.
Four people had died as a result of COVID-19 in the 24 hours up to 4pm 10 March 2022 – 1 woman and 3 men with ages ranging from in their 70s to in their 90s.
That brought the total number of NSW COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began in 2020 to 1,989 individuals.
In the week ending Friday 11 March 2022 there were 83,035 confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded in NSW and the preceding week there had been 63,334 confirmed cases recorded. This represents a case number growth of 19,701 people.
In Northern NSW there were 176 confirmed new cases in the 24 hours up to 4pm 11 March 2022, with 8 COVID-19 positive patients in local hospitals and 1 death recorded of a person aged in their 70s from the Byron region.
The 176 new cases in the 7 local government areas within the Northern NSW Local Health District were distributed as follows:
NOTE: No postcodes available as location data set not yet updated
Tweed Shire – 49 cases
Clarence Valley – 43 cases
Lismore City – 34 cases
Ballina Shire – 20 cases
Byron Shire – 18 cases
Kyogle Shire – 7 cases
Richmond Valley – 5 cases
NSW Health reported for the 24 hours up to 4pm Friday 11 March 2022:
Data provided in the latest weekly report indicates that reported cases of COVID-19 have increased in NSW, while hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions for people with COVID-19 have stabilised during the last two weeks after previously declining.
Reported daily cases of COVID-19 in NSW have increased from 9,466 on 4 March to 12,850 today. Reported case rates continue to be highest in people aged 10-19 years. [my yellow highlighting]
The Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) is currently the dominant COVID-19 variant of concern circulating in the NSW community, with both main sub-lineages of the Omicron variant (BA.1 and BA.2) identified.
As at 4pm on Saturday 12 March 2022 there were 13,093 confirmed new cases of COVID-19 and 146,715 active COVID-19 cases across the state composed of people who had tested positive in the last 14 days.
A total of 965 people with COVID-19 disease were currently in hospital, with 44 in intensive care and 20 of these requiring ventilation.
As of 12 March 2022 there was no new data revealing the number of cases of COVID-19 being managed at home or in insecure accommodation.
Seven people had died as a result of COVID-19 in the 24 hours up to 4pm 12 March 2022 – 4 women and 3 men with ages ranging from in their 40s, 50s, 70s to in their 80s & 90s.
That brought the total number of NSW COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began in 2020 to 1,996 individuals.
In the week ending Saturday 12 March 2022 there were 87,091 confirmed COVID-19 cases recorded in NSW and the preceding week there had been 66,521 confirmed cases recorded. This represents a case number growth of 20,570 people.
In Northern NSW there were 130 confirmed new cases in the 24 hours up to 4pm 11 March 2022, with 9 COVID-19 positive patients in local hospitals.
The 130 new cases in the 7 local government areas within the Northern NSW Local Health District were distributed as follows:
NOTE: No postcodes available as location data set not yet updated
Tweed Shire – 31 cases
Clarence Valley – 28 cases
Lismore City – 22 cases
Byron Shire – 29 cases
Ballina Shire – 11 cases
Richmond Valley – 8 cases
Kyogle Shire – 1 cases
As of 12 March 2022 there are est. 2,264 active COVID-19 cases in Northern NSW Local Health District.
NSW Health continues to suggest that there may be a substantial number of potentially unreported COVID-19 cases in Northern NSW at present due to social and physical disruption during the February-March 2022 Flood.
As at 4pm on 12 March 2022 only 4,948,656 men, women and children in NSW are fully vaccinated (3 doses COVID-19 vaccine) out of an est. resident population of 8,189,266 people. This represents est. 60.42% of the state's total population. [my yellow highlighting]
"COVID-19 cases are expected to double in the next four to six weeks as a new, more transmissible version of the Omicron strain spreads across Australia.
Although there’s no evidence yet that it causes more severe illness, BA.2 is about 25% to 30% more transmissible, a key concern with many Queensland and NSW residents displaced and homeless after the devastating floods." [Crikey, 11 March 2022]
UPDATE
Some truths about #covid19. It may not be what you want to hear, but it is what you NEED to hear. #Medtwitter #health @nswhealth @GregHuntMP @BradHazzard pic.twitter.com/dPCmIzAz1J
— Prof Kerryn Phelps AM (@drkerrynphelps) March 14, 2022
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