NSW COVID-19 cases, deaths and testing statistics

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Changes to COVID-19 reporting

From Friday 9 September, routine COVID-19 reports will occur weekly. NSW Health also provides detailed reporting and analysis of the latest COVID-19 data in its weekly respiratory surveillance reports. The maps and charts previously featured on this page have been removed and are under review.

New COVID-19 cases and tests in the past 7 days

12,592

New cases*

4,952

Positive results from PCR tests

7,640

Positive results from rapid antigen tests (RATs)**

82

Deaths reported***

Data for the past 7 days until 4pm 29 September 2022, last updated 30 September 2022.

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*Combined total of PCR positive test results and rapid antigen test (RAT) positive result registrations.

**Rapid antigen tests (RATs) are reported by individuals using the ServiceNSW website or app.

***As per the national surveillance definition, deaths are reported as COVID-19 deaths if a person died with COVID-19, not necessarily because COVID-19 was the cause of death. Deaths are only excluded if there is a clear alternative cause of death that is unrelated to COVID-19 (e.g. trauma).

COVID-19-related deaths are notified to NSW Health from a range of sources and not all deaths reported by NSW Health occurred in the week in which they are reported, as there is sometimes a delay between a death occurring and it being notified to NSW Health.

COVID-19 hospitalisations

1,057

Admitted to hospital

24

In intensive care

Hospitalisations as of 4pm, 29 September 2022, last updated 30 September 2022.

Total COVID-19 cases and deaths to date

3,507,691

Total confirmed cases to date*

5,314

Total deaths to date**

Data until 4pm, 29 September 2022, last updated 30 September 2022. Data includes only NSW residents. Total cases since 25 January 2020. Total deaths since 4 March 2020.

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*Cases refer to those identified via PCR tests and Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) registrations.

**As per the national surveillance definition, deaths are reported as COVID-19 deaths if a person died with COVID-19, not necessarily because COVID-19 was the cause of death. Deaths are only excluded if there is a clear alternative cause of death that is unrelated to COVID-19 (e.g. trauma).

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NSW respiratory surveillance reports - COVID-19 and influenza

Public health experts carefully review case information and monitor local testing rates to understand the incidence, severity, and distribution of COVID-19 and influenza in NSW.

View all NSW respiratory surveillance reports or further information about Influenza notifications in NSW residents.

NSW COVID-19 datasets

The NSW Government has made available datasets for COVID-19 cases and tests in NSW.

The following NSW datasets are updated weekly, based on information up until 4pm on Thursdays:

COVID-19 cases datasets: notification date, location, age range and likely source of infection of known cases.
COVID-19 tests data: test result, location and age range.
COVID-19 case locations data: COVID-19 case locations by date of known outbreak, location, address and recommended action.

For more information on NSW Government data, visit Data.NSW – an open portal to more than 10,000 datasets.