Four deaths have been recorded overnight as hospital admissions grow to 1,204, with 95 people now in intensive care. 9News
But more concerningly, there has been a sharp jump in COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 1204 being treated.READ MORE:Four people have died with the virus overnight.Concern is mounting for theMark Nicholls said healthcare workers are feeling the strain of mounting admissions.
"After the wave that we had in NSW and also in Victoria, staff are tired and they're fatigued," he said. "They were really looking forward to a break but unfortunately the Omicron variant is in the community."So there is always the potential for a system to come under strain, and also potential for the system to be overwhelmed, even with a less virulent organism."Crowds going to Sydney Harbour to watch the fireworks were dramatically lower than usual this year."We've been getting ready for two years," he said.
The drop in cases are likely linked to lower PCR testing levels. A total of 119,278 tests were conducted the day prior.Health experts have predicted the state could record 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases within weeks.
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