Covid Update - Sunday

¿ COVID UPDATE – 12pm, Sunday August 21

¿ New Cases in Lake Macquarie in the past 24 hours: N/A (Data not available at tie of posting)

¿ New cases in Hunter-New England Health district yesterday: 591 (Down 213 on previous day)

¿ Cases in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: 4591 (Down 71 on previous day)

¿ New cases statewide in past 24 hours: 4335 (Down 1781 on previous day)

¿ Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 1925 (Up 17 on previous day)

¿ Covid patients in NSW ICU: 52 (Down 4 on previous day)

¿ Lives lost in NSW over the past 24 hours: 16 (Down 18 on previous day)

¿ STATEWIDE VACCINATION RATES
- 96.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 95.4% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 69.4% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 82.2% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 78.5% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 49.6% of people aged 5-11 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

¿ More information on all the requirements and protocols relating to schools, outbreaks and isolation rules for parents and carers of school-aged children HERE

¿ 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