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]
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]
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