NSW records 262 new local COVID-19 cases and five deaths
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Aug 5, 2021 08:14
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New South Wales Delta crisis has worsened, with 262 new infections recorded overnight as the outbreak spreads beyond Greater Sydney.
New South Wales has recorded 262 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night and five death as the state battles the escalating crisis. It’s the highest daily number in NSW since the start of the pandemic.
The Premier Gladys Berejiklian has also announced a new lockdown for the Hunter and Upper Hunter region after new cases in the area were recorded overnight. The lockdown will commence at 5pm tonight and will last for one week.
The local government areas impacted are Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Port Stephens, Cessnock, Dungog, Singleton and Muswellbrook. Residents there will be subject to the same rules and restrictions as Greater Sydney and the Central Coast, with schools closed and stay-at-home orders in place.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said another five people have died during last reporting period.
A man in his 60s from Sydney’s south-west died at Campbelltown Hospital. A man in his 70s from Sydney’s inner west died at Concord General Repatriation Hospital. A man in his 60s from Sydney’s south west died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. A woman in her 80s from Sydney’s south west died at Liverpool Hospital, and a man in his 60s from western Sydney died at Westmead Hospital.
The Premier said NSW would receive an extra 180,000 doses of Pfizer over the next fortnight after she spoke to the Prime Minister.
"This is very positive news. It means that in the week of 16 August, we can redirect those doses we had taken from the regions for the HSC students and it also means we can put the balance into those eight local government areas in Greater Sydney of concern in particular," she said.
There are currently 290 Covid-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 51 people in intensive care, 24 of whom require ventilation. There were 106,954 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous days total of 105,578.
