A Wollongong woman in her 90s, who was not vaccinated, is among 16 more people who have died from COVID-19, according to NSW Health.
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For the deaths across the state, two people were aged in their 50s, four people were aged in their 70s, five people were aged in their 80s and five people were aged in their 90s.
Of those over the age of 65, six people had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, six people had received two doses and two were unvaccinated.
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One person in their 50s who died had received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had significant underlying health conditions, while the other had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and had no underlying health conditions.
Today's deaths bring the total number of NSW residents who have died from the virus to 2,505.
Across the Illawarra Shoalhaven health district, there were 1292 positive test results, with 631 cases from Wollongong, 249 cases from Shellharbour, 348 cases from Shoalhaven and 64 cases from Kiama.
Statewide there were 22,255 postive cases in the latest 24 hours period, and there are currently 1,437 people admitted to hospital, including 48 people in intensive care, 15 of whom require ventilation.
In the past week, NSW Health said the number of people being admitted to hospital, including intensive care, has increased.
The seven-day rolling average of daily hospital admissions increased to an average of 150 admissions in the week ending 2 April, compared with 141 admissions at the end of the previous week.
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Kate McIlwain
For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.
For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.
