A Taree resident has died and hospitals in the Hunter health district were treating 74 people for COVID-19, three of whom were in intensive care, as hospitalisations further afield in NSW rose overnight even as cases fell.
NSW Health reported the deaths of three people on Monday. Two were aged int their 70s and one in their 90s, the health authority said, adding that older age is a significant risk factor for serious illness and death for COVID-19, particularly when combined with significant underlying health conditions.
