Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant has said that one in 10 people in New South Wales could be infected with Omicron. SarahStewart_9 9News MORE:
Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said today there are many more infections in the community that are yet to be tested.Authorities are concerned there are many more COVID-19 cases in the community that are yet to be tested.
, with residents infected being expected to communicate the message to those they think they've exposed. "There are some people who I think are genuinely worried but are worried, the worried well should not be lining up for these tests." Two women, one in their 70s and one in their 90s, died at the Warabrook Aged Care facility in Newcastle where they acquired their infections.Hospitalisations are up by 68 patients on yesterday, placing further strain on a medical system already overstretched by thousands of workers being forced into isolation, along with massive demand for COVID-19 testing.Cars wait at Roselands Shopping Centre COVID-19 clinic.
Prior to the current surge in cases, NSW Health would contact people exposed to the virus but now people who are positive are directed to tell those they have been in contact with.
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