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NSW COVID-19 cases drop, deaths rise

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There are currently 1,130 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, including 59 people in intensive care, 24 of whom require ventilation.
 
There were 7,017 positive test results (cases) notified in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday – including 4,396 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 2,621 positive PCR tests, the 2,621 positive PCR results were returned from 27,115 PCR tests.
 
NSW Health is reporting the deaths of 11 people with COVID-19; seven men and four women.
 
One person was from the Shellharbour region, three people were from southern Sydney, two people were from south-western Sydney, one person was from western Sydney, one person was from Sydney’s Inner West, one person was from the Tamworth region, one person was from the Central Tablelands region, and one person was from the Northern Rivers region.
 
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Across NSW, more than 95 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94.3 per cent have received two doses to Thursday 24 February.
• Of children aged 12 to 15, 83.6 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 79 per cent have received two doses.
• Of children aged 5 to 11, 47.2 per cent have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
• Of people aged 16 plus, 53.5 per cent have now received a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This represents 57.7 per cent of the eligible population that received their second dose more than three months ago.
 
The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 16,804,365.
 
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