The previous 24 hours to 4pm 8 February has seen another death in the Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).
There have been 481 positive COVID-19 confirmed in the same period (combining RAT and PCR tests) and there are now 23 people in hospital and four in ICU in the region.
‘Sadly, today Northern NSW is reporting the death of one person aged in their 90s from COVID-19. They were from the Tweed area,’ said the press statement.
‘We express our sincere condolences to their loved ones.’
Confirmed cases
NNSWLHD have confirmed that the confirmed tests by LGA (local government area), PCR and RAT included, are:
- Ballina 70
- Byron 48
- Clarence Valley 91
- Kyogle 15
- Lismore 74
- Richmond Valley 43
- Tenterfield 1 (Tenterfield is in a different Local Health District, but postcodes put cases in NNSWLHD).
- Tweed 139
Active cases by LGA
According to the COVID-Live website Ballina LGA has currently has 360 active cases while Byrion has 215, Clarence VAlley304, Kyogle 28, Lismore 190, Richmond VAlley 170, Tenerfield 26, ans Tweed LGA 1,183 active cases of COVID-19.
Get tested
The Northern NSW Local Health District is urging people to get tested for COVID-19 at the first sign of symptoms and isolate until a negative result is received.
‘Anyone who tests positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is required to register their result with Service NSW. Registering your RAT result enables NSW Health to provide advice on self-isolation and managing COVID-19 symptoms at home and connect high risk people to clinical care services.,’ they said.
‘Everyone who is eligible for a booster is encouraged to book without delay through the COVID-19 vaccine clinic finder.
‘Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine are now available for people aged 16 and over who had their second dose at least three months ago. We urge people to get their booster dose as soon as they are eligible, to best protect themselves, their loved ones and the community from the ongoing transmission of COVID-19.
‘We also strongly recommend that people aged 12 years and over who are severely immunocompromised have a third primary dose of vaccine from two months after their second dose.’
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This is insulting to the intelligence. Sad as it is, a person in their 90s dies every millisecond around the world. Why does it matter what from? I’m so tired of these ridiculous articles.
We are all living longer Maya and you don’t know how much longer this person may have lived if not for contracting Covid 19. Besides, it seems it’s not a good way to die. Saying it doesn’t matter because someone is old is what’s really insulting.
I’m guessing until the next flu came along. Or maybe just a stiff breeze
Yes we’re all going to die eventually so losing a life clearly isn’t something to get too concerned about. I suspect you post these comments to provoke a reaction Steve. Or is it to sound supercilious and tough?
1558 died from Covid 19 in Australia in January which is more than you would anticipate in an average year from influenza. You may one day reach old age or even another form of vulnerability. I’m sure you will hoping for more compassionate values to prevail.
What an absurd disconnected thing to say…my wife died in September 2020. She had stage four bone cancer aged 50 and it was simple virus that killed her thank God as she is now free of pain and suffering. Did they write virus as cause of death on her death certificate..? Er no because this now is all politics. Nothing more nor less.n
Maya I found your post extremely distressing. You appear to be implying that because someone is in their 90s it doesn’t matter what they die from, preventable or not.
Most people in their 90s can expect to live for two or more years. From the 2018-2020 Life Tables, Australian Bureau of Statistics, the expected life in Australia for a 90-year-old is 5.16 years for females and 4.49 years for males and for a 99-year-old the expected life is 2.63 years for females and 2.33 years for males. Therefore, the person who died from Covid 19 may not have died except for contracting Covid 19.
Your statement “a person in their 90s dies every millisecond around the world” appears incorrect. From the math a person does not die every millisecond around the world let alone a person in their 90s.