NSW has reported its deadliest day of the pandemic so far on Sunday, surpassing its previous record set just a day earlier.
The state recorded 52 Covid-related deaths in the latest reporting period, after 49 people died with the virus on Saturday.
NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said 31 of the 52 people who died were aged care residents.
“And of those 31 people, just two had received booster doses. 20 had received two doses of vaccine, two and received one dose and seven were not vaccinated,” she told reporters.
Of the 52 total deaths, 21 people died in aged care facilities, 31 people died in hospital, and no one died at home, Dr Chant said.
Three people were aged in their 60s, 11 people were in their 70s, 26 people were in their 80s, 11 were in the 90s, and one person was more than 100 years old.
NSW health officials have said older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for Covid, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions.
Six of the 52 people who died haxjmtzywd received three doses of a Covid vaccine, 32 people had received two doses, two people had received one dose, and 12 people were not vaccinated.
Dr Chant urged people to come forward for their Covid vaccine booster shots, or for their first or second dose if they hadn’t already done so.
She confirmed the new Omicron BA. 2 coronavirus subvariant had been detected in NSW.
“At the moment we don’t see that it is presenting anything different clinically in terms of the severity or its response to vaccine but we will obviously be watchful, monitor the situation closely,” she said.
There were 13,524 new Covid cases in the latest reporting period, of which 7492 infections were recorded from PCR tests and 6032 were from rapid antigen tests.
There were 2663 people with the virus being treated in the state’s hospitals, with 182 in intensive care.
