NSW records 31 new Covid-related deaths, 10k infections

NSW Covid-19 numbers dipped by several thousand on Friday, although the number of seriously ill patients remained steady.

Thirty-one people have died with Covid-19 and 2494 patients are in hospital with the disease, NSW Health said on Friday.

There were 10,698 new infections recorded in the latest 24-hour reporting period.

That’s about 2000 fewer cases than the previous day’s result of 12,632 infections.

There were 160 Covid-19 patients in intensive care units on Friday, the same number as the previous day.

NSW COVID-19 update – Friday 4 February 2022

In the 24-hour reporting period to 4pm yesterday:
- 95.5% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 94% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/FpbM2nHs4l

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) February 3, 2022

The rate of people who have had their third dose increased by 1.1 percentage points to 42.8 per cent.

That’s the same rate of increase as the day before.

Anyone who has had their second coronavirus vaccination dose at least three months ago have been urged to get boosted as soon as possible.

Studies have shown coronavirus vaccines decrease the risk of serious illness and death from the virus.

More to come.