To recap the bad news we are all living as we enter 2022, with no end in sight....
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As
at 8pm on Wednesday,
1
December 2021
NSW Health recorded 271
confirmed
new
cases
of COVID-19 in
New South Wales.
These
were spread across all 15 local health districts:
Of
the 271 cases reported to 8pm last night, 68 are from South Western
Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 57 are from Western Sydney LHD,
49 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 29 are from Sydney LHD, 18 are
from Northern Sydney LHD, 12 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 10
are from Hunter New England LHD, nine are from Western NSW LHD, five
are from Murrumbidgee LHD, three are from Mid North Coast LHD, three
are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, three are from Southern NSW LHD,
two are from Central Coast LHD, two
are from Northern NSW LHD, and one is yet to be assigned to an
LHD.
Currently
there were
144
COVID-19 cases being
treated in hospital,
with 24 people in intensive care, 10 of whom require ventilation.
Additionally
est. 2,112 people ill with COVID-19 were being cared for outside
of a hospital setting and a day earlier on 30 November the number
of active COVID-19 cases in the state was recorded as 2,633 persons.
At
that point in time only 6
cases of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant infection
had been identified in the state.
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By
8pm on Wednesday 15
December 2021
NSW Health recorded 1,742
confirmed
new
cases of COVID-19
of
which 122
were identified as COVID-19 caused by the Omicron Variant.
Currently
there were
192
COVID-19 cases being
treated in hospital,
with 26 people in intensive care, 8 of whom require ventilation.
At
the beginning of that week there were an additional 3,342
people ill with COVID-19 recorded as being cared for outside a
hospital setting
and est. 5,179
active COVID-19 cases
across the state.
On
15 December, COVID-19 cases were spread across all 15 local health
districts:
Of
the 1,742 cases reported to 8pm last night, 633 are from Hunter New
England Local Health District (LHD), 231 are from South Eastern
Sydney LHD, 188 are from South Western Sydney LHD, 166 are from
Western Sydney LHD, 159 are from Sydney LHD, 111 are from Northern
Sydney LHD, 81 are from Northern
NSW LHD, 43 are from Central Coast LHD, 38 are from Western
NSW LHD, 28 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 23 are from Illawarra
Shoalhaven LHD, 14 are from Mid North Coast LHD, five are from
Murrumbidgee LHD, four are from Far West LHD, three are from Southern
NSW LHD, and 15 are yet to be assigned to an LHD.
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At 8pm on Wednesday,
29
December 2021
NSW Health recorded 12,226
confirmed
new
cases of COVID-19
of which it was estimated that 80% were likely caused by COVID-19
with the Omicron Variant.
Currently
there were
746
COVID-19 cases being
treated in hospital,
with 63
people in intensive care, 24
of whom require ventilation. On 29 December the Australian Dept. of Health reported est. 70,928 active COVID-19 cases across New South Wales.
On 29 December COVID-19 cases were spread across all 15 local health
districts:
Of
the 12,226 cases reported to 8pm last night, 2,229 are from South
Eastern Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 2,085 are from South
Western Sydney LHD, 2,042 are from Western Sydney LHD, 1,767 are from
Sydney LHD, 1,310 are from Northern Sydney LHD, 708 are from Hunter
New England LHD, 612 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 291 are from
Central Coast LHD, 247 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 244
are from Northern NSW LHD, 120 are from Mid North Coast LHD,
107 are from Southern NSW LHD, 73 are from Western NSW LHD, 72 are
from Murrumbidgee LHD, eight are from Far West LHD, three are in
correctional settings, and 308 are yet to be assigned to an LHD.
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The next
day, Thursday 30
December 2021 NSW Health
recorded 21,151 new confirmed
COVID-19 cases including 6
deaths.
Currently
there were
832
COVID-19 cases being
treated in hospital,
with 69
people in intensive care, 19
of whom require ventilation. There were est. 89,418 active COVID-19 cases across the state.
On 30 December COVID-19 cases were spread across all 15 local health
districts:
Of
the 21,151 cases reported to 8pm last night, 4,647 are from South
Eastern Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 3,439 are from South
Western Sydney LHD, 2,919 are from Western Sydney LHD, 2,278 are from
Sydney LHD, 2,194 are from Northern Sydney LHD, 1,983 are from Hunter
New England LHD, 821 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 632 are from
Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 597 are from Central Coast LHD, 260
are from Northern NSW LHD, 244 are from Western NSW LHD, 159
are from Southern NSW LHD, 131 are from Murrumbidgee LHD, 121 are
from Mid North Coast LHD, six are from Far West LHD, and 720 are yet
to be assigned to an LHD.
Between 8pm on Wednesday and 8pm Thursday the number of new COVID-19 infections recorded came close to officially doubling,
Given the under reporting of COVID-19 cases due to reduced access to testing facilities between Christmas and New Year; quickly followed by facilities not being able to process the high numbers of people presenting; followed in turn by the NSW Perrottet Government in conjunction with the Morrison Government actively seeking to deter people from seeking testing - including limiting eligibility for CPR testing as well as rationing distribution of rapid antigen test kits and threatening to charge around $200 for 'unnecessary' test requests; it is possible the true number of daily cases in NSW at 8pm on 30 December 2021 was in the vicinity of 25,381 infected men women and children.
It would not be surprising to hear that sometime next week New South Wales reported a daily case total of over 40,000.
A
total of 35
people with a confirmed COVID-19
diagnosis died
in NSW between 1 to 30 December 2021
bringing
the state death toll since the start of the pandemic to est.
665
men, women & children.
UPDATE
# At 8pm on Friday, 31 December 2021 NSW Health recorded 22,577 new confirmed COVID-19 cases including 4 deaths.
Currently 901 people ill with COVID-19 are being treated in hospital, with 79 in intensive care.
As there is a 24 hour lag in daily data publication and today is New Year's Day 2022 there is only this graphic published by NSW Health.
At 8pm Friday, 31 December, 306 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed across
all 7 of the local government areas in the Northern NSW Local
Health District:
- Byron
Shire – 152 cases
- Tweed
Shire – 63 cases
- Ballina
Shire – 50 cases
- Lismore
Shire – 24 cases
- Clarence
Valley – 9 cases
- Richmond
Valley – 5 cases
- Kyogle
Shire – 3 cases.
Currently
in Northern NSW there are 18 people being treated in hospital,
with 3 in intensive care.