02.08.2021
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NSW records more than two hundred COVID cases as sixth week in lockdown begins

Another death has sadly been recorded, as premier Gladys Berejiklian urges every eligible resident to get vaccinated.

NSW records 207 COVID-19 cases overnight

New South Wales has recorded another 207 cases as residents across Greater Sydney enter their sixth week of lockdown.

Of the new cases confirmed on Monday, 72 were in the community for all or part of their infectious period.

Another death was also confirmed - a man in his 90s from southwest Sydney who died at Liverpool Hospital on Sunday.

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The man had received one dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in April.

His death is the 15th recorded in NSW since June 16, with the total number of cases in the outbreak now at 3634.

The main locations of transmission of the virus are still workplaces and households.

There are currently 232 COVID cases being treated in hospital, with 54 people in intensive care.

Of those in ICU, 25 are being ventilated.

More than 117,000 people came forward for tests in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday.

‘Get vaccinated’

Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged every NSW adult to roll up their sleeve and get vaccinated, declaring “August is the month where we all should come forward and get vaccinated”.

“It will be a combination of seeing where the case numbers are in a month’s time as well as the rate of vaccination that determines what August 29 looks like,” the premier said on Monday.

“I have been saying for some months that 80 per cent of the adult population vaccinated would get us freedoms beyond no more lockdowns and that is 10 million jabs.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged every adult to get vaccinated. Credit: AAP

“When we get to 9.2 million jabs, which is the 70 per cent number, we will be able to have a bit more freedom obviously than what we do today, moving forward.

“One learning we have had in the last five weeks is that the vaccinations, both vaccines are working extremely effectively.

“We still don’t know of anybody in intensive care who has received both doses of the vaccine. That is a positive thing.”

Across NSW, more than 3.9 million vaccine doses have been administered.