Covid 19 Australia: NSW records 49 deaths in deadliest day for a state, 13,354 new cases

NSW has recorded its deadliest day since the pandemic began, with 49 new deaths associated with Covid-19.

It is the highest number of deaths recorded in a single day of the pandemic in a single state across Australia.

NSW Health confirmed there were 13,354 new infections on Saturday, with 7928 cases recorded from PCR tests and 5426 from rapid antigen tests.

NSW COVID-19 update – Saturday 29 January 2022

In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:

- 95.4% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- 94% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine pic.twitter.com/6dmTcHnx5U

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) January 28, 2022

A further 2693 people are in hospital, with 186 being treated in intensive care units.

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It comes as new modelling suggests next week could be the circuit-breaker hospitals are hoping for, with admissions set to drop across the state.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said the trends in the latest modelling were "positive".

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On Friday, NSW Health deputy secretary Susan Pearce said the decline was coming.

A general view of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital main entrance with a police presence in Sydney, Australia. It is hoped NSW has peaked in recording the deadliest day for an Australian state so far. Photo / Getty Images

"They might not follow a lovely curve, and it may be a bit lumpy but we do expect that in the coming week we will start to see some declines," she said.