New South Wales has recorded its highest-ever daily tally with 2,213 infections in the past day.
A total of 185 cases of COVID-19 with the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed in NSW.
A woman, aged in her 60s from the Northern Tablelands, died at St Vincent’s Hospital. She was not vaccinated and had underlying health conditions.
There are currently 215 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 24 people in intensive care, eight of whom require ventilation. There were 127,583 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 143,938.
Across NSW, 94.8 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 93.3 per cent are fully vaccinated. Of the people aged 12 to 15, 81.4 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 77.9 per cent are fully vaccinated.
NSW Health says they’ve been notified of additional venues and times of concern in Newcastle.
– Anyone who attended The Great Northern Hotel from 12.01 Saturday 11 December until close, should monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately and isolate, if they present.
– Anyone who attended Finnegan’s Hotel from 7pm Saturday 11 December until close, should monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately and isolate, if they present.
– Anyone who attended The Cambridge Hotel from 7pm Saturday 11 December until close, and 6pm Sunday 12 December until close, for symptoms and get tested immediately and isolate, if they present.
Of the 2,213 COVID cases reported today, 674 are from Hunter New England Local Health District (LHD), 279 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 266 are from Western Sydney LHD, 261 are from South Western Sydney LHD, 204 are from Sydney LHD, 165 are from Northern Sydney LHD, 96 are from Northern NSW LHD, 88 are from Central Coast LHD, 32 are from Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 30 are from Mid North Coast LHD, 29 are from Western NSW LHD, 25 are from Murrumbidgee LHD, 25 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, seven are from Southern NSW LHD, four are from Far West LHD, and 28 are yet to be assigned to an LHD.
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