in nsw one in 10 people infected with covid is ending up in hospital as twenty new high-risk exposure sites are revealed
A harrowing statistic has revealed one in ten Covid-infected residents in NSW will end up in hospital, as 20 new venues are revealed as high-risk exposure sites.
NSW recorded 1,485 new cases of Covid-19 and three deaths on Sunday as a staggering 1,030 patients battle the deadly virus in hospitals across the state.
The latest NSW Health figures have revealed the hospitalisation rate of people infected with coronavirus is 11 per cent, around one in ten people infected.
It comes as Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned hospitalisations are only going to increase, amid reports case numbers could skyrocket to beyond 2,000 a day.
The figures come as 20 new exposure sites in regional NSW were revealed on Sunday night, including Wyong Hospital Emergency Department waiting room and several supermarkets.
A harrowing statistic has revealed one in ten Covid-infected residents in NSW will end up in hospital with the hospitalisation rate hitting 11 per cent (pictured, a worker enters an aged care facility in Baulkham Hills in July)
Premier Gladys Berejiklian last week said the state's hospitalisation rate was at a significantly lower 5.5 per cent, however recent figures tell a different story
PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITALISATIONS BY AGE GROUP
0-4: 4 per cent
5-11: 2 per cent
12-17: 3 per cent
18-29: 6 per cent
30-39: 8 per cent
40-49: 11 per cent
50-59: 16 per cent
60-69: 21 per cent
70-79: 30 per cent
80+: 51 per cent
Source: NSW Health
In the previous NSW Health Covid-19 report in the period up to August 14, hospitalisation rates were at 12 per cent.
Ms Berejiklian last week said the state's hospitalisation rate was at a significantly lower 5.5 per cent, however the latest figures tell a different story.
The report stated that the greater figure was due to the delay between a person becoming ill with the virus and becoming sick enough to require hospitalisation.
The report explained that because cases in the current outbreak have a median of 11 days between the onset of the virus and death, hospitalisations and subsequent deaths are under-represented.
That rate is significantly higher for those in older age brackets.
The premier said her priority for the immediate future was ensuring health services didn't collapse under increasing hospitalisations and intensive care requirements.
'In the first instance I want to make sure that every single citizen understands the plans we have in place for the next few weeks when the hospitalisation numbers are going to increase and when ICU capacity will also need to be stretched,' Ms Berejiklian said during her Covid update on Sunday.
The state leader said she would provide further information and modelling on the soaring hospitalisation rate as soon as she had acquired it.
In the previous NSW Health Covid-19 report in the period up to August 14, hospitalisation rates were at 12 per cent, around one in ten infected with the virus (pictured, an ambulance leaves an aged care home in Kingswood in May 2020)
The premier said on Sunday her priority for the immediate future was ensuring health services didn't collapse under increasing hospitalisations and intensive care requirements (pictured, a nurse administers a Covid vaccine in Redfern on Saturday)
'I want to stress that when these figures come out they are only as good as that day. It will give people a good indication of what we are expecting, what we are prepared for,' she said.
Residents have been warned daily Covid cases were likely to peak within the 'next week or two' while health services will bear the brunt of hospitalisations and intensive care requirements in October.
It was announced on Sunday that three children under 12 are fighting for their lives in Sydney hospitals - including a baby on a ventilator.
The infant who requires ventilation is believed to be the youngest person to ever be placed in ICU with Covid in Australia.
A nine-year-old child also requires ventilation while a third, believed to be under 12, is being treated with a hi-flow CPAP machine to help them breathe.
All three children have underlying health conditions which may strongly contribute to the severity of the virus. Covid generally does not cause serious illness in young children.
The worrying statistic comes as twenty new venues were added to the state's ever-expanding list of Covid-19 exposure sites.
Dubbo, a regional city nearly 400km from Sydney's CBD, was hardest-hit by the new list with eleven new venues announced as high-risk sites.
A Coles in Dubbo , a regional city nearly 400km from Sydney's CBD was attended by a positive case of Covid-19 on twelve occasions in the last month
Ted's Milk Bar a takeaway in Dubbo has been deemed a high-risk site after it was attended by a positive case on Sunday 29 August from 8am to 8pm
Anyone who visited a popular Aldi, Big W, Coles, petrol station and pharmacy in the area have been deemed casual contacts of the virus and ordered to get tested and isolate until a negative result is received.
The Dubbo Square has also been traversed by a positive Covid case over three days, as well as a Centrelink just 200 metres away.
A busy Coles in Liverpool in Sydney's western suburbs was attended by a Covid-infected person for eight hours last weekend.
In South Nowra, on the state's south coast, a Bunnings has been deemed a high-risk site with the listed time classified as 'undefined' by NSW Health.
FIND THE LATEST EXPOSURE SITES NEAR YOU
A branch of the same hardware store in Taylors Beach, in the coastal town of Port Stephens has also been flagged by NSW Health.
Anyone who visited either of the Bunnings on the times listed has been advised to get tested immediately and isolate until a negative test result is received.
NSW Health has deemed any person who visited the Cellarbrations bottle shop in Shoal Bay, more than a two hour drive from Sydney, a casual contact of the virus.
The popular bottle shop in the NSW Hunter region was attended by a positive case of the virus on two occasions last week.
The waiting room at the Wyong Hospital Emergency Room in Hamlyn Terrace was also attended by a person infected with coronavirus.
A Big W in the Orana shopping mall in Dubbo has been added to a late-night list of high-risk sites by NSW Health
In South Nowra, on the state's south coast, a Bunnings has been deemed a high-risk site with the listed time classified as 'undefined' by health authorities
Those who were in the waiting room on the night of September 2 is now considered a close contact of the virus and must get tested and isolate for 14 days.
A Subway in Thornton, 20 kilometres from Newcastle, has also been put on high alert after it was attended by a Covid-positive person.
There are 1,030 people hospitalised with coronavirus across the state, with 175 people in intensive care and 72 people who require ventilators.
There are 11,000 patients receiving Covid treatment at home.
The victims of Covid in the 24 hours to Sunday included a woman in her 50s from western Sydney, a western Sydney woman in her 70s with significant comorbidities and a man in his 70s who died at Liverpool hospital, also with underlying health conditions.
Twenty-four new venues exposed to Covid
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed must immediately get tested and self isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
Hamyln Terrace: Wyong Hospital Emergency Department waiting room, Thursday 2 September - 8:45pm - 11:59pm
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative test result is received.
Shoal Bay: Cellabrations Bottle Shop, Monday 30 August - 4:40pm - 4:50pm, Wednesday 1 September from 5:05pm - 5:10pm
Taylors Beach: Bunnings Port Stephens, Friday 27 August - 3:55pm - 4:30pm, Wednesday 1 September 10:35am - 10:45am
Thornton: Subway, Friday 3 September from 1:20pm - 1:30pm
Beresfield: BP Beresfield, Friday 3 September - 1:20pm to 1:30pm
Bourke: Setch Clothing, Thursday 2 September - 11am to 12pm
Bourke: SPAR Bourke, Tuesday 31 August - 8am to 8am, Monday 30 August - 8am to 8am
Dubbo: Aldi Dubbo, Sunday 29 August - 10am to 10:30am
Dubbo: Big W Dubbo, Wednesday 1 September- 9am to 6pm, Tuesday 31 August - 11:55am to 12:05pm, Saturday 28 August - 1:15pm to 1:30pm, Sunday 22 August 3:40pm to 4pm, Saturday 21 August - 12:55pm to 1:10pm, Tuesday 17 August - 11:20am to 11:50am, Friday 13 August - 9am to 9:05am, Thursday 12 August - 11am to 11:20am, Wednesday 11 August - 8:30am to 10:30am, Monday 9 August - 10am to 12pm
Dubbo: Centrelink Dubbo, Monday 30 August - 8:20am to 8:40am
Dubbo: Coles Dubbo, Monday 30 August - 9am to 10am, Monday 30 August - 7:20pm to 7:55pm, Saturday 28 August - 5:15pm to 5:40pm, Saturday 28 August - 1pm to 1:30pm, Saturday 28 August - 10:30am to 12pm , Friday 27 August - 12pm to 12:30pm, Wednesday 25 August - 4pm to 4:40pm, Tuesday 24 August - 10:50am to 11:15am, Thursday 19 August - 10:45am to 10:55am, Wednesday 18 August - 3:20pm to 4:05pm, Tuesday 17 August - 7pm to 8pm, Monday 16 August - 11:20pm to 11:35am, Monday 16 August - 10:40am to 10:55am, Friday 13 August - 7:15pm to 7:45pm, Thursday 12 August - 8:20am to 8:30am, Thursday 12 August - 10am to 10:20am, Wednesday 11 August - 11:50am to 12:25pm
Dubbo: Dubbo Square, Tuesday 31 August - 7am to 10pm, Saturday 28 August - 1pm to 1:30pm, Wednesday 25 August - 4pm to 4:40pm
Dubbo: Inland Petroleum South Dubbo, Saturday 28 August - 1:45pm to 2:45pm, Saturday 28 August - 1:30pm to 1:45pm, Tuesday 24 August - 8:10am to 9am, Tuesday 24 August - 11:30am to 12:30pm, Sunday 22 August - 6:55pm to 7:30pm
Dubbo: Lucky 7 Urban Village Convenience, Tuesday 31 August - 7:35am to 7:45am, Wednesday 25 August - 4:10pm to 4:30pm, Wednesday 25 August - 10:05am to 10:25am, Tuesday 24 August - 3pm to 3:20pm, Tuesday 24 August - 11:35am to 11:45am, Sunday 22 August - 3:05pm to 3:25pm, Saturday 14 August - 4:45pm to 4:50pm
Dubbo: News Extra Dubbo: Monday 30 August - 9am to 10am
Dubbo: Ted's Milk Bar , Sunday 29 August - 8am to 8pm
Dubbo: The Reject Shop Dubbo, Saturday 28 August - 1:30pm to 1:45pm
Dubbo: Tim Koerstz Pharmacy Dubbo, Monday 30 August - 2pm to 2:30pm, Monday 23 August - 4:25pm to 4:40pm, Monday 23 August - 12:25pm to 12:35pm, Monday 23 August - 1:40pm to 1:50pm
Dubbo: TSG Dubbo, Tuesday 31 August - 2:30pm to 3pm
Forbes: BP Forbes, Wednesday 1 September - 9:20am to 9:25am, Tuesday 31 August 9am to 11:15am, Saturday 28 August - 7:20am to 7:55am
Lake Haven: BWS Lake Haven, Friday 3 September - 5:20pm to 5:30pm
Liverpool: Coles Liverpool, Sunday 29 August - 12:30pm to 9:15pm
Moss Vale: Ashcroft's Supa IGA Moss Vale, Monday 30 August 2021 - undefined
Orange: 7-Eleven Orange, Tuesday 31 August - 12:30pm to 1:15pm
Orange: Ashcroft's IGA Orange, Tuesday 31 August - 5:30pm to 5:45pm, Sunday 29 August - 12:25pm to 1pm
Orange: Orange Central Square Shopping Centre, Saturday 28 August - 11:30am to 12:30pm
Orange: TJ's Newsagency and Tobacconist, Tuesday 31 August - 11:55am to 12:05pm
Padstow: K& M's Eastern Groceries, Monday 30 August - 11am to 3pm, Sunday 29 August - 10:30am to 4pm, Friday 27 August - 10:30am to 4pm, Thursday 26 August - 10:30am to 4pm, Wednesday 25 August - 10:30am to 4pm
Source: NSW Health