Shoahavens COVID-19 numbers top 315

The local health district recorded 1425 new cases in the 24 hours to 4pm on Tuesday.

Excluding the 1830 cases reported on March 16, which included earlier cases that previously had not been included due to a data processing error, this is the highest tally since January 18, when there were 1441 infections.

The Shoalhaven's COVID numbers have continued to climb, with 317 cases recorded across the city.

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That is an increase of 80 cases on the 237 cases recorded on Monday, which was a jump of 173 from Sunday's numbers.

The Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District's 1425 cases were detected in 645 positive PCR tests and 780 positive rapid antigen tests (RATs).

Across the district there were 740 cases from Wollongong Local Government Area (LGA), 315 cases from Shellharbour LGA and 53 cases from Kiama LGA.

There are now 14,435 active cases of COVID across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District: 7333 in Wollongong, 3438 in Shellharbour, 831 in Kiama, and 2833 in Shoalhaven.

NSW recorded 25,235 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 4pm and reported the COVID-related deaths of another 15 people, aged in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

Of those over the age of 65, four people had received three doses of a COVID vaccine, seven people had had two doses, one person had received one shot, and one person was unvaccinated.

The two people aged under 65 both had significant underlying health conditions; one had received two vaccine doses and one was unvaccinated.

None were from the Illawarra Shoalhaven.

There are 1301 NSW hospital patients with COVID, including 46 people in intensive care, 14 of whom require ventilation.

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