NSW records 30,825 new Covid cases, 2781 people in hospital

NSW has recorded 30,825 new Covid cases and the deaths of 25 people with the virus on Thursday.

There are 2781 people in the state’s hospitals with coronavirus, with 212 of those in intensive care, down from 2863 and 217 respectively on Wednesday.

Health officials said 13,178 of the new infections were detected on rapid antigen tests and 17,647 were found through PCR testing.

As of Thursday, 95.3 per cent of people in NSW aged over 16 xjmtzywhave had one dose of a Covid vaccine, 93.8 per cent have had two and 29 per cent have received a booster.