https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-22/ ... /100397198
NSW records 830 COVID-19 infections, three deaths as
940 infringement notices handed out
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NSW has recorded its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic with 830 new cases,
three deaths and more than 900 people fined for breaching health orders.
Key points:
NSW administered 45,000 vaccines in the last 24 hours
The high rate means the state is only weeks away from more normality, the Health Minister said
Residents of Orange are urged to come forward for testing, with four new cases there
The number of new cases is a record for a 24-hour period in Australia, beating yesterday’s total of 825 infections.
However, Health Minister Brad Hazzard said he was confident "life will look pretty good by October, November" if the state's vaccination rates continued to be high.
Mr Hazzard said the state had seen "extraordinary" levels of vaccinations, bringing it up to be one of the highest levels of inoculation rates in the world.
"I am pleased, very pleased, but a vaccination rate in New South Wales is now quite extraordinary," he said.