Further rise in Covid case numbers likely after test mix-up in NSW | Sydney
A further rise Covid-19 case numbers is on the cards in New South Wales, with more infections found from fewer tests on Boxing Day.
Adding to the state’s coronavirus concerns are hundreds of people receiving falsely negative test results on Christmas Day.
NSW posted another daily record of cases on Sunday with 6,394 new infections, a slight uptick from Christmas Day despite 40,000 fewer tests.
The tally does not appear to include more than 400 people who initially received a negative result on Christmas Day but were then notified they had tested positive on Boxing Day, which if included would push the national tally to more than 10,000 cases.
St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney revealed on Sunday that a mistake had led to its pathology department incorrectly telling people they had tested negative on Christmas night.
The incorrect results pertained to people who had been tested on 22 and 23 December.
The mistake, attributed to human error, is being investigated as the NSW health minister, Brad Hazzard, warned that everyone in Australia was likely to be infected with the Omicron variant at some stage.
It was highly likely everyone would spend 10 days in isolation in the next two or three years, he said, but noted that symptoms appear milder and the current approach to isolation may change.
His comments drew criticism from the NSW Labor health spokesperson, Ryan Park, who said the statement wasn’t good enough. “Where’s the planning and where’s the resources and where’s the leadership?” Park said.
More than four in five residents aged between 12 and 15 are fully vaccinated. This increases to 93.5% for people aged 16 and over.
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