NSW ‘treating people like adults’, says Premier, highlighting low COVID ICU rates

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The state recorded 2501 new cases on Monday but while case numbers were elevated, the number of very sick people was much lower than three months ago. On September 21, there were 244 people in intensive care with the virus compared to 33 people on Monday.

And that’s really the only key metric that matters at this stage - impact on hospitals.

The increased case numbers make for lucratively scary headlines and emotional politicking but they are a deliberate misdirection from what needs to be focused upon as we move on from the pandemic.