The number of Covid-19 deaths linked to an outbreak at Liverpool Hospital has risen to six, as the locally acquired infections in New South Wales continue to surge.
NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said there was an 80-year-old man from southwestern Sydney who acquired the infection as part of an outbreak at Liverpool Hospital.“As part of that Liverpool Hospital outbreak, we had seven staff, a student nurse and 29 patients impacted.There have been multiple Covid-19 deaths at Liverpool Hospital.
“The exposures occurred on a geriatric and neurology ward and these patients were receiving the best possible care, but sadly many are older and have health conditions which leave them very vulnerable to the harmful effects of Covid.”
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