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NSW deaths 1 October 2021
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On 1 October deaths of confirmed COVID cases were at 10 in the 24 hours to 8pm. This was down on 15 the day before, which equalled the states' highest 24 hour COVID-19 death toll on 28 September. 4 were not vaccinated, 5 partially vaccinated, 1 had received 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The deaths included: The total number of COVID related deaths in NSW was now 418 since the beginning of the pandemic, 362 during the NSW Delta outbreak. National deaths rose to 1,321, including 5 deaths interstate.
 * 4 men and 6 women
 * 1 person in their 50s, 3 their 60s, 2 their 70s, 3 their 80s, 1 in their 90s
 * 2 at home:
 * a man in his 60s (inner Sydney) – not vaccinated – diagnosed with COVID-19 following his death
 * a man in his 80s (Lake Macquarie region) – had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine – underlying health conditions – under community care by the LHD
 * a man in his 60s (western Sydney) – had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine – underlying health conditions – acquired his infection at Mount Druitt Hospital
 * 8 were from Sydney: 5 south western-, 2 western-, 1 inner city- Sydney
 * 1 from Wollongong region, 1 Lake Macquarie region

21 August 2021, based on 19 August
By 21 August, to 8pm on 18 August, there were 825 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, bringing the total reported since 16 June to 11,395. The total number of confirmed cases in NSW reached 16,984. Of the new cases, 58 were in the community, not isolated, while infectious, 92 were isolated while infectious, 38 were isolated for part of their infectious period. For 637 cases, their isolation status was under investigation. 7 new cases were overseas acquired. 253 of the new cases were from South Western Sydney LHD, 61 South Eastern Sydney LHD, 290 Western Sydney LHD, 69 Sydney LHD, 18 Northern Sydney LHD, 65 Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 1 Hunter New England LHD, 38 Western NSW LHD, 14 Far West LHD, 1 Illawarra-Shoalhaven LHD, 1 Central Coast LHD, and 2 Southern NSW LHD. 12 not assigned to any LHD. 149 cases were linked to a known case or cluster, the source for 676 were under investigation. There were 516 COVID-19 cases in hospital, 85 in intensive care, 29 requiring ventilation. COVID-19 tests were 124,610 to 8pm for that day bringing the state total to 11,596,985 tests. There were 50,212 COVID-19 vaccinations administered, for 2,071,896 doses total, by NSW Health, plus another 3,670,315 doses administered by the GP network and other providers, for a state total to this date of 5,742,211 vaccinations.

August 2021
On 1 August in NSW, a man aged in his 90s died at Liverpool Hospital. He was the 15th death during the Delta outbreak, the 71st COVID-19 related death in NSW, and the 925th in Australia.

From 2 August in Greater Sydney, all non-urgent elective surgery, was suspended to ensure resources were available for medical response during the ongoing Delta variant outbreak. The Illawarra Shoalhaven and Central Coast Local Health Districts were excluded from the suspension. From 23 August across NSW, 29 private hospitals are also to postpone similar surgeries to free up staff for pandemic response.

On 3 August in NSW, two people died from COVID-19 in Sydney. One was a man in his twenties, the other was a woman in her eighties. This brought COVID deaths in NSW since 16 June 2021 during the Delta outbreak to 17, total NSW COVID deaths to 73 and 927 nationwide, since the start of the pandemic.

On 4 August in NSW, five people died from COVID-19, all confirmed COVID cases. Four of the five dead were male, three in their 60s, one in his 70s, and the last death was a female in her 80s. Deaths in NSW during the Delta outbreak rose to 21, and during the entire COVID-19 pandemic to 78. The total number of deaths nationwide reached 932.

In the preceding 24 hours in NSW there were 233 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, bringing the total reported since 16 June to 4,063. The total number of confirmed cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic reached 9,604. There were 3,426 active COVID-19 cases, 286 in hospital, 53 in intensive care, 23 requiring ventilation in NSW.

On 5 August in NSW, there was one COVID-19 death at Liverpool Hospital. A woman was infected while in the hospital, which had a COVID outbreak.

On 5 August in NSW, new stay-at-home orders were issued for Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook Newcastle, Port Stephens and Singleton from 5pm that day until 12:01am on 13 August. The orders apply to people who have been in these areas on, or after, 31 July.

On 5 August in Victoria, in response to six new cases in the community, the Victorian Government announced their sixth lockdown, commencing that day at 8pm for seven days. On 11 August the lockdown was extended for 7 days.

On 6 August in NSW, another five people died from COVID-19, three in Liverpool Hospital. There were then 84 COVID-related deaths in NSW since the pandemic started in 2020. The total number of deaths in Australia reached 938.

On 7 August in NSW, there was one COVID-19 death, a woman in her 80s died at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. The total number of COVID related deaths in NSW was now 84, and 28 during the NSW Delta outbreak. Also on 7 August in NSW, the Armidale Regional LGA went into lockdown from 5pm until 12.01am on 15 August.

In the preceding 24 hours in NSW, there were 262 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, bringing the total reported since 16 June to 5,169. There were 362 COVID-19 cases in hospital, 58 in intensive care, 24 requiring ventilation. Of the days' 58 intensive care cases, 5 were aged in their 20s, 7 in their 30s, 4 in their 40s, 17 in their 50s, 7 in their 60s, 15 in their 70s and 3 in their 80s.

On 8 August in NSW, 12 suburbs in the City of Penrith LGA were identified as areas of concern due to increased community transmission and had extra restrictions applied from 5pm.

On 9 August, in NSW there were four COVID-19 deaths. A man in his 80s died at Liverpool Hospital, the seventh death linked to an outbreak at that hospital. A woman in her 80s also died there, not linked to the outbreak there. A man in his 70s died at Nepean Hospital, and a man in his 80s at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPA), but his infection was overseas acquired. The total number of COVID related deaths reached 940 nationwide, 89 in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic, and 32 in NSW since 16 June during the Delta outbreak.

On 9 August in NSW, the New England town of Tamworth went into lockdown at 5pm for seven days. This follows an unknowingly positive young woman travelling to Tamworth from Newcastle on 5 August and visiting several venues in the town. The same day Ballina Shire, Byron Shire, the City of Lismore, and Richmond Valley Council Local Government Areas on the NSW north coast, also went into lockdown, from 6pm until 12:01 pm on 17 August. This occurred when a man from Sydney tested positive after travelling to the Byron Shire.

On 10 August in NSW, there were two more COVID-19 deaths. A man in his 30s at Northern Beaches Hospital, and man in his 90s at Concord Hospital (Concord Repatriation General Hospital aka CRGH). There were then 91 COVID related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic, and 34 since 16 June during the Delta outbreak.

On 11 August as of 3pm the official number of COVID deaths nationwide in Australia reached 944. In NSW, there were another two COVID-19 deaths. A man in his 90s at Liverpool Hospital, the sixth death linked to an outbreak there. The other was also a man in his 90s at Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH). Also in NSW, the town of Dubbo in the central northern Orana Region went into lockdown at 1pm until 12.01am on 19 August. Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Coonamble, Gilgandra, Narromine, Walgett and Warren LGAs, also locked down from 7pm that day, until the beginning of 19 August 2021. The same day in Victoria, its sixth lockdown was extended for seven days. This followed the state having 20 new cases, 5 with an unknown source.

On 12 August, nationwide there had officially been 947 deaths. In NSW, there were another two COVID-19 deaths. A woman in her 40s died at home, and man in his 90s died at a retirement village in Edgeworth, near Newcastle. The total number of COVID related deaths in NSW was now 95 since the beginning of the pandemic, and 38 since 16 June during the Delta outbreak. Also on 12 August, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), including Australia's capital city Canberra, went into lockdown at 5pm, initially for seven days, later extended to 2 September. This followed the first locally acquired case of COVID-19 since 10 July 2020, over a year. In response, NSW ordered that anyone there who was in the ACT since 5 August was under stay-at-home rules.

On 13 August in NSW, NSW Health announced that from 16 August (Monday) non-urgent elective surgery is to be postponed at Dubbo Base Hospital to keep beds available if needed. By 13 August in the ACT, the number of active cases was 6 and there were 1,862 close contacts linked to the first case.

Commonwealth Department Of Health official figures for 13 August showed there had been: And there were:
 * 948 deaths nationwide
 * 38,165 total cases
 * 27,578,961 total COVID-19 tests performed nationally
 * 217,816 in previous 24 hours
 * 6,206 currently active cases (estimated)
 * 411 locally acquired infections (previous 24 hours)
 * 439 cases hospitalised
 * 67 in intensive care units

On 14 August, all of regional NSW went into lockdown from 5pm, at first until 22 August. This was later extended by 7 days to end on 28 August.

By 14 August in NSW, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 12,903. Up to 8pm on 13 August, there were 466 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, bringing the total reported since 16 June to 6,874. Of the new cases, 68 were in the community, not isolated, while infectious, 76 were isolated while infectious, 19 were isolated for part of their infectious period. 1 new case was overseas acquired. 106 of the new cases were from South Western Sydney LHD, 30 South Eastern Sydney LHD, 166 Western Sydney LHD, 37 Sydney LHD, 15 Northern Sydney LHD, 59 Nepean Blue Mountains LHD, 16 Hunter New England LHD, 5 Central Coast LHD, 26 Western NSW LHD, 2 Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD, 4 unknown LHD. 121 cases were linked to a known case or cluster, the source for 345 were under investigation.

On 15 August in NSW, 8 people with COVID-19 died, the states highest number of COVID deaths recorded on a single day. The deaths were: a man in his 40s at Liverpool Hospital; 2 men in their 80s at Campbelltown Hospital; 1 in his 80s at Nepean Hospital; a woman in her 70s at RNSH; a man in his 70s at Liverpool Hospital (the 8th death linked to this hospital's outbreak); a woman in her 80s at RPA, the 3rd death linked to the Wyoming Residential Aged Care Facility cluster. A 15-year-old boy also died at Sydney Children’s Hospital, he was a confirmed COVID case, but being treated for another serious medical condition. The total number of COVID related deaths in NSW was now 112 since the beginning of the pandemic, 56 during the Delta outbreak. In the 24 hours up to 8pm on 15 August, there were 478 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in NSW.

By 16 August in the ACT, there were 28 active COVID cases, 19 new ones that day. As a consequence the ACT lockdown was extended two weeks until 2 September.

On 16 August in the Northern Territory (NT) the Greater Darwin and Katherine regions went into a snap lockdown due to end at mid-day on 19 August. This followed one new COVID case, a post-quarantine international worker arrival, who was infectious in the community for several days.

On 17 August in NSW, here were another 3 deaths of elderly people with COVID-19. The total number of COVID related deaths in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic was now 116, and 60 deaths during the 2 months of the Delta outbreak. Also that day, by 8pm there were 633 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19, bringing the total reported since 16 June to 9,280 and active cases to 7,948. The total number of confirmed cases in NSW since March 2020 reached 14,854. There were 462 cases in hospital, 77 in intensive care, 25 requiring ventilation.

On 18 August, NSW Health announced that from 23 August (Monday), there was to be a " … temporary suspension of non-urgent elective surgery to free up staff to support the pandemic response." at 29 private hospitals across NSW.

The same day, in the Northern Territory the first government assisted repatriation flight, from Denpasar in Bali, landed in Darwin with 200 Australians aboard. Repatriation flights are also due in August from Istanbul, London and New Delhi.

On 19 August in NSW, the end of the lockdown in regional NSW was extended from 22 to 28 August. This followed one more death of a person with COVID-19, and a record 681 new community acquired COVID infections in NSW.