The number of new Covid cases in NSW continues to rise as NSW recorded 34,994 new cases.
Hospitalisations have risen to 1,609, up from 1,491, with 131 patients in intensive care, 38 of whom require ventilation.
ABC confirms that yesterday there were 111,231 COVID swabs taken compared with 108,844 the day before.
As it stands, six people died from COVID in the latest reporting period including a man in his 20s from the ACT who was double-vaccinated and had no known underlying health conditions.
The other people were in their 60s, 80s, and 90s with two from the Lake Macquarie area and three from Western Sydney.
ABC further confirms that The NSW government rolled out more mobile alerts and electronic road signs to advise people about the new rules wherein a PCR test is not needed if you tested positive on a rapid antigen test (RAT).
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said there were still too many people getting tested unnecessarily. NSW Health sent alerts yesterday urging people to avoid PCR testing unless they were symptomatic, a close contact, or had been instructed to do so by health authorities.
“They should not be required to get a test … people are being forced to either pay for a RAT or get a PCR test when they are asymptomatic,” Mr. Perrottet said.
“The Prime Minister yesterday tasked the Attorney-Generals across the country to put together a plan on how we tackle that issue going forward because there should be no requirement unless you’re in a high-risk setting.”
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