Covid update - Tuesday
25th January 2022
COVID UPDATE - 11.15am, TUESDAY JANUARY 25 The Premier has today announced that the current COVID-19 restrictions in NSW will continue until February 28 while the State focuses on getting children back in schools and resuming non-urgent elective surgery in mid-February. Those restrictions mostly relate to the wearing of masks indoors (except residential), QR check-ins, and the restrictions on singing and dancing and capacity limits in pubs, nightclubs and other hospitality venues. All the current NSW rules are HERE. Covid patients currently in Hunter Health district hospitals: 81 (down 11 since yesterday) Covid patients in Hunter ICU: 7 (up 2 since yesterday) Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 2943 (up 127 since yesterday) Covid patients in NSW ICU: 183 (down 13 since yesterday) New cases in Hunter Health district since yesterday: 1867, up 355 on previous day (759 PCR and 1108 RAT) New cases statewide since yesterday: 18,512 (PCR 9422 + 9090 RAT) Lives lost in the Hunter Health district in the past 24 hours: 1. (A man in his 80s from the Tamworth LGA. My sincere condolences go out to his family and friends.) Lives lost statewide in the past 24 hours: 29 (up 5 on the previous day). STATEWIDE VACCINATION RATES- 95.3% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 93.9% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 33.8% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine*
- 82.7% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 78.3% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 28.7% of people aged 5-11 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
More information on new case numbers by LGA can be found HERE. QUESTIONS: Please see my Facebook or Website pages for answers to frequently asked questions. Service NSW also has a 24/7 hotline where people are available to answer questions. You can reach them on 13 77 88. All further info at NSW Health.