NSW recorded 172 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night

[Paco Dennis]

"Of these locally acquired cases, 85 are linked to a known case or cluster – 66 are household contacts and 19 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 87 cases is under investigation.

Sixty-one cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 19 cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Sixty cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 32 cases remains under investigation.

Three new cases were acquired overseas in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. The total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic is now 7,928.

There have been 2,397 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021, when the first case in the Bondi cluster was reported. One previously reported case has been excluded following further investigation.

Sadly, NSW Health was notified of two COVID-related deaths, which were announced yesterday. There have now been ten COVID-related deaths in NSW during this current outbreak.

There are currently 169 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 46 people in intensive care, 19 of whom require ventilation.

There were 84,486 COVID-19 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day’s total of 98,158.

NSW Health administered 24,859 COVID-19 vaccines in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, including 8,031 at the vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park.

The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 3,503,140 with 1,370,506 doses administered by NSW Health to 8pm last night and 2,132,634 administered by the GP network and other providers to 11:59pm on Sunday 25 July 2021."

172 cases in 24hrs

 

[Paco Dennis]

There is a map by county of the number of cases per county

"Hot spots in Missouri​

This map shows a rolling average of daily cases for the past week. This is the best sign of hot spots. Our experts monitor this 7-day average instead of new cases, especially since local health departments have shifted their focus to vaccine reporting and no longer report case counts every 24 hours."



Missouri cases

If the darkest counties are 100 cases per 100,000 average, that is a .001 chance of catching it, and the odds are you won't.?

These same odds are for

Contracting HIV (1 in 1,000)

Dying in a House Fire (1 in 1,000)

Drowning (1 in 1,134)

Odds

I have no fear of those 3 things with the same odds, so why do I fear catching the virus? Confused...

 

[Dancing_Queen]

I live in Orange County, Florida -- a mixed area in a red state. The hospitals are again overwhelmed to the point of no ICU beds in one of them and elective surgeries' being canceled for adults. Given that, note our numbers -- including the percentage vaccinated. I'm very glad I'm not in a red area!

This is taken directly from the mayor's news conference (without the stylized text):

As of Saturday, July 24, 2021, the Florida Department of Health is reporting that Orange County’s 14-day rolling positivity rate is over 14% percent. On June 28, 2021 the rate was 4.28%.
Orange County is seeing roughly 1,000 COVID-19 cases a day.
61.59% of county residents 12 years old and up have been vaccinated.
The total positive cases is 160,222 in Orange County and 1,383 deaths.

 

[Don M.]

With Summer "party" season still weeks from slowing down, I expect the numbers will continue to rise, substantially. We can probably expect more "mandates" and "lockdowns".

With more and more hospitals reaching capacity, anyone requiring "non covid" care may be in for a long wait.

 

[Tish]

I am afraid there will be many more cases after the anti-Vaxer protests around the country, not just N.S.W.
These people are idiots, they put everyone at risk.