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There were 19,060 positive test results notified in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday – including 11,429 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs) and 7,631 positive PCR tests. The 7,631 positive PCR results were returned from a total of 47,616 PCR tests. 

 

There has now been a total of 545,935 positive RATs recorded since reporting began on 13 January 2022. 

 

Three people were from south western Sydney, one person was from south eastern Sydney, one person was from northern Sydney, one person was from Sydney’s Inner West, two people were from the Northern Rivers, one person was from the Cessnock area, one person was from the Maitland area, one person was from Wollongong area, and one person was from the Southern Tablelands.

Across NSW, more than 95 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94.5 per cent have received two doses to Thursday 17 March 2022. 

 

• Of children aged 12 to 15, 83.6 per cent have received a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 79.2 per cent have received two doses.

• Of children aged 5 to 11, 48.7 per cent have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

• Of people aged 16 plus, 58 per cent have now received a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This represents 62 per cent of the eligible population that received their second dose more than three months ago.