Australia's worst-affected coronavirus state is on track to record its lowest number of weekly infections since the pandemic began, as testing increases and new cases flatline.
Key points:
- Just 0.057 per cent of the people tested for coronavirus in NSW this week returned positive swabs
- At the height of the pandemic, NSW recorded 212 infections in a day
- There are 561 active COVID-19 cases in NSW
From Monday to 8:00pm yesterday, NSW Health confirmed just 19 new COVID-19 patients, despite swabbing more than 33,188 people.
The drop in new infections is in stark contrast to Victoria, which has already recorded 58 new cases this week amid an outbreak at a Melbourne abattoir.
At the height of the pandemic, NSW recorded 212 cases in a single day.
This table shows how the curve has flattened in Australia's worst-affected state over the past seven weeks:
| Week starting | Confirmed cases |
|---|---|
| March 23 | 1,249 |
| March 30 | 719 |
| April 6 | 245 |
| April 13 | 100 |
| April 20 | 45 |
| April 27 | 37 |
| May 4 | 19 (so far) |
Premier Gladys Berejiklian is aiming to test about 60,000 people a week in a bid to track the virus's spread.
This week saw record levels of testing, peaking with 10,902 tests on Wednesday.
"I want to thank the community for your patience and for heeding the advice we're giving," she said today.
"As we ease restrictions, the more people that come forward get tested, the better our ability to monitor the spread but also to consider further restrictions being eased."
Yesterday, health authorities in NSW confirmed four new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number in the state to 3,047.
The improving numbers come despite a slight easing of the state's social-distancing lockdown last weekend.
NSW's downward trend is at odds with the national trajectory this week.
Since Monday, a total of 97 coronavirus new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Australia, already up on the previous week's tally of 78.
Queensland has recorded 10 new coronavirus infections so far this week, while WA has not seen a positive swab since April 29.
There have been more than 6,900 COVID-19 cases in Australia, meaning roughly half of them are in NSW.
Of the 3,047 people infected in NSW, 2,486 have recovered and 46 have died.
This week, just 0.057 per cent of the people tested for coronavirus in NSW returned positive swabs.
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