January 17, 2022: More people in hospital and ICU as positive cases drop

By Peter Holmes

Hospitalisations and people in intensive care units increased in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday night.

There were 2,776 hospitalisations, up from 2,650.

Intensive care units had 203 patients, up from 191.

Seventeen people with Covid died in NSW.

Positive test numbers across the state dropped from 34,660 to 29,504 in the 24-hour reporting period.

Of the positive tests, 11,858 were rapid antigen tests (RAT) and 17,646 PCR.

Of the 11,858 positive RAT results, 10,187 were from the previous seven days.

More to come.