First Doses Of Moderna Arrive In Sydney As Covid Case Numbers Increase

NSW has recorded 1,331 locally acquired Covid-19 cases and six more deaths to 8PM last night.

All of the six deaths which includes four women and two men, were from western Sydney, three were unvaccinated and three had received their first vaccination.

The results come from 120,954 tests in 24 hours.

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There are currently 1,219 people in hospital with the virus, 233 people in ICU with 123 people on ventilation.

Of the 233 in ICU, 173 people are unvaccinated, 55 have had their first jab while only five are fully vaccinated.

As Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise across NSW, vaccination rates are also rising with 81.2 percent of the eligible population now vaccinated with their first dose and 50.6 percent fully vaccinated.

South Western Sydney continues to be an area of concern with 400 of the 1,331 locally acquired cases coming from this region, while 326 were detected in Western Sydney, 164 in South Eastern Sydney and 160 in the Sydney local health district.

The new numbers come as Australia’s first shipment of Moderna vaccines arrived in Sydney from Europe overnight.

The vaccinations landed on one of two flights from Europe, packing one million doses of Moderna to distribute to nearly 2,000 pharmacies over the next week.

The vaccinations will be available to anyone aged between 12 and 59 years-old.

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