An elderly woman has died in a Sydney hospital just hours after testing positive to COVID-19.
The 90-year-old from south-western Sydney caught the infection from a family member in her home.
She was admitted to Liverpool Hospital and tested for COVID-19 on Friday, with a positive test being returned early yesterday morning. She passed away hours later.
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https://twitter.com/NSWHealth/status/1414026711222472706?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian this morning extended her condolences to the woman's family, as she urged Sydneysiders to avoid contact with family members outside of their household.
"I can't stress enough that every time we risk breaking the rules or even just going about our business and not getting tested when we need to, the people whose lives and health that we're risking the most are those closest to us," she said.
Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said she understood that the woman had not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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It is the first death from the virus to be recorded since the start of the Bondi outbreak last month, but there are fears it won't be the last as the number of critically ill continues to grow.
There are now 52 people being treated in hospitals across the state, including 15 in Intensive Care, of whom five require ventilation.
Health authorities are also noting a growing trend of serious illness in young people.
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Among those in ICU are a 16-year-old, one person in their 20s, one in their 30s and one in their 40s.There are now 15 people critically ill in ICUs in the state, five of whom including a 16-year-old.
"We cannot afford to have complacency," Dr Chant said.
"There are many people (in hospital) under the age of 55 - that dispels the myth that it is only for the elderly.
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