https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-28/ ... /100415104
NSW records 1,035 new local COVID-19 cases
and two deaths
By Paige Cockburn
Posted 19m ago
19 minutes ago
, updated 5m ago
NSW has recorded 1,035 new COVID-19 cases and two more deaths in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday.
It’s a new daily case record for the state,
and the largest number ever recorded by an Australian jurisdiction in a 24-hour period.
Two women in their 70s and 80s died in the reporting period.
The woman in her 70s died at Nepean Hospital, after acquiring her infection there earlier this month. She is fourth death linked to an outbreak at the hospital.
NSW Health's Jeremy McAnulty said the woman was fully vaccinated, but had "some serious underlying diseases".
A woman in her 80s died at Westmead Hospital.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said given the "massive" numbers of people getting vaccinated COVID-19 restrictions on weddings in NSW will be eased from 12:01am on Friday, September 3.
He said five guests would be allowed to attend weddings, but the specifics were still being worked out.
He said the couple, “those officiating and perhaps a photographer” wouldn’t count as guests.
There are now 778 patients with COVID being treated in hospital, 125 of those are in intensive care and 52 require ventilation.
Dr McAnulty said there were "quite a few" people in their 20s and 30s who were in intensive care.