NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet confirms as per News.com.au that Covid-19 cases will continue to explode however, health officials are expecting a “sharp decline” once the Covid outbreak passes its peak.
NSW once again broke its daily record for Covid-19 cases today with a massive 35,054 infections reported as well as eight unfortunate deaths.
News.com.au further confirms that the positivity rate, from the 108,844 PCR tests processed in the last 24 hours to 8 pm on Tuesday, was 32.21 percent.
Mr. Perrottet said in a statement that the next few weeks would be a lot tougher as the Covid cases are expected to increase while the health system continues to be under strain.
Mr. Perrottet told reporters after the case numbers were revealed, that, “we do expect to see a sharp escalation, a continued escalation in case numbers. But the experience around the world with Omicron is that it is then followed by a sharp decline.”
“And we also know that Omicron is much less severe than the Delta variant and previous variants.”
Mr. Perrottet thanked front liners and praised the wider community for their patience, particularly in these trying times.
“I appreciate very much the patience that everyone is showing in lining up in those queues (for PCR tests). Rest assured, we are doing everything we can to put downward pressure on that system.”
Victoria also broke its own daily record with 17,636 new cases reported on Wednesday, as well as 11 deaths, and Queensland also reached a new high with 6781 cases, a 20 percent increase on the previous record of 5699 set on Tuesday.
