There are 2,576 people in hospital and 193 people in ICU, a slight rise from yesterday's hospitalisation numbers. COVID19 9News
has reported another 48,768 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a substantial decline from yesterday's 63,018.There are 2576 people in hospital and 193 people in ICU, a slight rise from yesterday's hospitalisation numbers.Of today's positive results, 21,748 were reported from rapid antigen tests and 27,020 were from PCR tests.
NSW Health said of the 21,748 positive RAT results, 15,925 of these positive tests were from the previous seven days. Professor Robert Booy told Today the state is close to reaching the peak of Omicron cases despite exploding case numbers. "We are getting close to the top of our swing in terms of numbers in NSW and Victoria, we will probably peak within the next one to two weeks," he said.READ MORE:It was predicted that NSW would reach a peak of 4700 people in hospital by the end of January.Premier Dominic Perrottet said yesterday in terms of hospitalisations and ICU admissions, the health system was outstripping even the most optimistic modelling.Mr Perrottet said the health system was nonetheless under pressure.
"It is going to be a difficult few weeks ahead but the tracking that we are releasing today is very reassuring and encouraging given where we sit today in the pandemic."
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