Covid update - Saturday
26th February 2022
COVID UPDATE - 11.30am, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 26
MASK RULES IN SCHOOLS: The mask rules in schools change from Monday. Full details on those rules HERE.
Covid patients currently in Hunter Health district hospitals: 20 (up 2 since yesterday)
Covid patients in Hunter ICU: 3 (up 1 on previous day)
Covid patients currently in NSW hospitals: 1130 (down 14 since yesterday)
Covid patients in NSW ICU: 59 (down 5 on the previous day, 24 on ventilation)
New cases in Hunter-New England Health district in past 24 hours: 956 (down 43 on previous day's figure, 337 PCR + 619 RAT).
New cases statewide since yesterday: 7017 (down 566 on the previous day, 2621 PCR + 4396 RAT)
New cases in Lake Macquarie over the past four weeks: Data not available today.
Lives lost in NSW over the past 24 hours: 11 (up 5 on the previous day). This brings the total number of lives lost to Covid in NSW to 1890 (in Australia 5131).
Lives lost in the Hunter Health district over the past 24 hours: 1 (a woman in her 80s from the Tamworth LGA. My sincere condolences to her family and friends.)
More information on all the requirements and protocols relating to schools, outbreaks and isolation rules for parents and carers of school-aged children HERE.
STATEWIDE VACCINATION RATES
- 95.8% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 94.3% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 53.5% of people have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine*
- 83.6% of people aged 12-15 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 79% of people aged 12-15 have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 47.2% of people aged 5-11 have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
More information on new case numbers by LGA can be found on THIS LINK.
QUESTIONS: Please see my Facebook or Website pages for answers to frequently asked questions. Service NSW also has a 24/7 hotline where people are available to answer questions. You can reach them on 13 77 88. All further info at NSW Health.