As at 8pm, Thursday, 19 March 2020, an additional 46 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, since our last update at 11am 19 March, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in NSW to 353.
| | |
|---|---|
| Confirmed cases (incl. interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) | 353 |
| Cases tested and excluded | 40,298 |
| Total | 40,651 |
Last night an 81 year old woman with COVID-19 passed away, bringing a total of 6 deaths in NSW. This person had close contact with another confirmed case linked to Ryde Hospital.
There has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 at St Columba Anglican School in Port Macquarie in a 14 year old girl. That school is closed today to allow further risk assessment and identification of close contacts.
A new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in a resident of Dorothy Henderson Lodge. The resident is a 73 year old woman. Further investigations are underway with continued intense infection control practices.
Of the confirmed cases, 6 people are currently in our Intensive Care Units. The majority of cases have mild disease and are in isolation at home.
Confirmed cases to date
By likely source of infection
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Overseas acquired | 158 |
| Epi link (contact of confirmed case) | 69 |
| Under investigation | 74 |
| Unknown | 52 |
| Total | 353 |
By sex and age group
| Age group | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-19 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 20-29 | 30 | 24 | 54 |
| 30-39 | 45 | 42 | 87 |
| 40-49 | 25 | 40 | 65 |
| 50-59 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 60-69 | 21 | 30 | 51 |
| 70-79 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 80-89 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 90-100 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 170 | 183 | 353 |
NSW Health is alerting passengers who were close contacts on the following flights to monitor for symptoms, and contact their GP, but call ahead first, or call healthdirect on 1800
