Knobby22
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Just want to point out this Delta variant is deadly. 2 now on ventilators. Eight patients in hospital under 35. And this is only from a small NSW breakout. (It looks to me that NSW are failing to contain it.)
NSW Health confirmed that only 13 of the new cases were in isolation prior to their positive COVID-19 test result.
Additionally, 18 of the locally acquired cases are linked to a known case, 11 are close contacts, and seven are household contacts of previously confirmed cases.
Chief health officer Kerry Chant said the myth of the virus only impacting the elderly was not true, with 14 out of the 37 hospitalised patients under the age of 55 and a further eight patients under the age of 35.
"It is a bit of a wake-up call to young people," she said.
"The Delta strain is not a mild disease. It can be mild in some but for many it can lead to hospitalisation and death."
There are currently two people in ICU on ventilators.
NSW Health confirmed that only 13 of the new cases were in isolation prior to their positive COVID-19 test result.
Additionally, 18 of the locally acquired cases are linked to a known case, 11 are close contacts, and seven are household contacts of previously confirmed cases.
Chief health officer Kerry Chant said the myth of the virus only impacting the elderly was not true, with 14 out of the 37 hospitalised patients under the age of 55 and a further eight patients under the age of 35.
"It is a bit of a wake-up call to young people," she said.
"The Delta strain is not a mild disease. It can be mild in some but for many it can lead to hospitalisation and death."
There are currently two people in ICU on ventilators.
NSW COVID-19 'wake-up call': lockdown extended, dozens of new infections and 37 in hospital
Greater Sydney's COVID-19 lockdown is extended until July 16, as the state records 27 new locally acquired infections and Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns more restrictions may be necessary.