1290 new record high daily COVID-19 cases for Sydney / NSW (Australia's largest population city and state)

Australia's epicentre of the surge in infections is Sydney, and New South Wales state.

Weekend numbers here, including a new record high reported 24 hours ago:

• Coronavirus - Singapore hits 80% fully vaccinated. Sydney hits 1200+ new cases in a day.

The last few of weeks in NSW:

• 390, 466, 415, 478, 452, 633, 681, 644, 825, 830, 818, 753, 919, 1029, 882, 1026, 1218 and today's report of 1290

From Victoria earlier today, 73 new cases (Vic is Australia's 2nd largest population state with Australia's 2nd city, Melbourne).
Leader of NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has all but thrown in the towel trying to stop the spread, she is urging people to get vaccinated and learn to live with the virus. Restrictions remain but, as you can see from the run of numbers I posted above, they are a band-aid at best.

Sydney hospitals are under immense strain:

• Last night was brutal. We literally hit capacity ... Just holding on. None of us have ever faced anything like it.

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The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 6,794,474