New South Wales recorded 18 locally acquired cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours is to 8pm last night.
Sixteen of the locally acquired cases are linked to a known case or cluster and, of these, nine are household contacts of previously confirmed cases. Eleven were in isolation for the entire infectious period, however, there were five in for part of their infectious period being one day, and two in the community for greater than one day.
The source of two cases remains under investigation. We had no new cases acquired overseas in the 24 hours.
In terms of the severity of Covid, it is important to note that we have had, currently have 26 Covid patient that are admitted to hospital.
Of these patients, six are in ICU, two are ventilated. The ages of those in ICU is one in their early 50s, one in the early 60s, three in their 70s and one in their 80s.
This is a salient reminder that Covid can have an impact on you and your loved ones.
