There are now 2622 people with the virus in hospital, 170 of which are in intensive care, down from 2749 and 183 respectively on Tuesday.Infections have dropped again after 12,818 and 30 deaths were recorded on Tuesday and 13,026 infections and 27 deaths on Monday.The state recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic on Sunday when 52 people with the virus died.Wednesday’s cases come from 6314 at-home rapid antigen tests and 5493 positive PCR test results.There are now 94 per cent of people aged 16 and over who have been fully vaccinated, while 40.6 per cent have received a booster.Of the population aged 12 to 15, 83.3 per cent have received one dose of a vaccine and 78.5 per cent have received two jabs.Up to 40.3 per cent of children aged five to 11 have received one dose of the vaccine.NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet encouraged residents to get their booster vaccines.“There’s still more to do and I want to encourage people … please go out and get your booster shot,” he said from Merimbula on the NSW South Coast.“The success here in Australia, in NSW, has been our vaccination program.“It has ensured less pressure on our hospital system, lower hospitalisations, lower ICU presentations and that‘s because of the efforts and sacrifices people have made over the last two years.”Liz Mullins from the Southern NSW Local Health District said it was “pleasing” to see hospitals across the state having a decrease in admissions.“The science is really interesting around the importance of this booster or third dose,” she said.“You get a good response from the first two but really it is that third dose that changes the cells and puts memory cells in to allow you to respond much better should you get the virus.”
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