NSW records 45,098 COVID-19 cases, nine deaths
NSW has recorded an almost 40 per cent COVID-19 positive testing rate in the latest reporting period, which saw 45,098 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths.Modelling indicates cases will peak in mid-January before subsiding in FebruaryHospitalisations have risen by 57, bringing the total number of COVID patients admitted for treatment to 1,795.There were 116,915 COVID swabs taken, making the positivity rate 38.57 per cent.
A new reporting system will allow people to log positive rapid antigen test results with Service NSW, which will be made available next week and will likely drive this figure up further.On Friday, the NSW government revealed modelling which indicated the state would reach the peak of COVID-19 cases in mid-January before subsiding in February.
Premier Dominic Perrottet said the modelling, prepared by health officials and experts, was done to better understand what was happening in the state, particularly with hospital capacity. "We have modelled three different areas over this period of time as pressure on the health system builds over the next few weeks," Mr Perrottet said.
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