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Good to rely on law enforcement in developing countries to do your job when @nsw police @NSWHealth @ChrisMinnsMP don’t have the desire or capacity to clean out the thousands of illicit tobacco shops funding gang activities and operating in plain sight.
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: 15 Jan 2026

🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ➡️STABLE
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE

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Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
Screenshot of the NSW COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program report. Text notes that gene concentrations per 1,000 people are low across all catchments. Four line charts show normalised COVID-19 gene concentrations from July 2024 to 10 January 2026 for Bondi, Liverpool, Quakers Hill, and Burwood Beach (Hunter). Each chart shows higher levels in mid-2024 with fluctuations, followed by an overall downward trend through 2025 into early 2026, reaching low levels across all sites. 🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE 🔹Liverpool: ➡️STABLE 🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN 🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: 8 Jan 2026

🔹Bondi: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE

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Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
Screenshot from the NSW COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program showing gene concentration per 1,000 people in four wastewater catchments — Bondi, Liverpool, Quakers Hill, and Burwood Beach (Hunter) — from 1 July 2024 to 3 January 2026. Line charts indicate fluctuations over time with higher levels in mid-2024 and mid-2025, followed by a general decline across all sites. The interpretation states that gene concentrations are currently low in all catchments. 🔹Bondi: ⬇️DOWN 🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP 🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN 🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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#nswhealth #influenza
mikehoney.bsky.social Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 26d
The unprecedented second wave of influenza in NSW continues to grow, driven by A/H3N2 subclade K - "Kangaroo variant". Even if the peak is imminent (no sign of that), it looks set to continue well into January.

No sign of any effective public health response.
December 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 13 December 2025

🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE

@NSWHealth

Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
A NSW Health COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program graphic showing trends in SARS-CoV-2 gene concentrations across four wastewater catchments: Bondi, Liverpool, Quakers Hill, and Burwood Beach (Hunter). The interpretation notes that gene concentrations per 1,000 people are low in all catchments. Line charts display normalised gene concentration per 1,000 people from 1 June 2024 to 13 December 2025. All four locations show higher levels in mid-2024, followed by a general declining trend through 2025, with only small, short-lived fluctuations and very low levels by late 2025 across all sites. 🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE 🔹Liverpool: ⬆️UP 🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN 🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 13 December 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.0% (+0.6%)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4

🔹COVID: 751 (+5.6%)
🔹Influenza: 4,557 (+14.9%)
🔹RSV: 338 (-9.4%)

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A screenshot from the NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report – week ending 13 December 2025 (NSW Health). A highlighted notice states: “Influenza is at a high level of activity. COVID-19 is at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity.” Below, the summary explains that influenza activity is increasing and unusually high for this time of year, driven mainly by influenza A, particularly the H3N2 subtype, subclade K. COVID-19 and RSV are reported as remaining at low levels. A NSW Health table titled “Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV”, showing laboratory-confirmed cases in the community. An interpretation note says that in the past week there was a 5.6% increase in COVID-19 notifications, a 14.9% increase in influenza, and a 9.4% decrease in RSV. The table lists results for the week ending 13 December 2025 and year-to-date totals: COVID-19: 751 cases this week; 81,348 year to date Influenza: 4,557 cases this week; 180,132 year to date RSV: 338 cases this week; 70,776 year to date The data are sourced from laboratory testing and reflect reported community infections. A bar chart titled “Figure 5. Weekly notifications of COVID-19, Influenza and RSV, by date of test and type of test performed, NSW, 1 June 2024 to 13 December 2025.”* The visible panel shows COVID-19 weekly notifications in NSW. Bars represent weekly case counts by test date. Notifications are highest in June–July 2024, decline through late 2024, rise again in early 2025, then peak sharply around June–July 2025 before steadily falling toward late 2025, reaching relatively low levels by November–December 2025. The x-axis shows dates from June 2024 to January 2026, and the y-axis shows weekly notifications up to about 8,000. A NSW Health surveillance graphic showing COVID-19 test positivity trends. An interpretation note states that COVID-19 test positivity increased to 3.0%, influenza positivity rose to 17.2%, and RSV positivity declined to 0.9%. Below is a chart of weekly COVID-19 positive tests and percent positivity at NSW sentinel laboratories from June 2024 to mid-December 2025, with positivity generally low and fluctuating over time. At the bottom, a table summarises the four weeks to 14 December 2025. For the week ending 14 December, COVID-19 positivity is highlighted at 3.0%, based on 221 positive cases from 7,367 PCR tests, with only 2 laboratories reporting, noted as subject to change.
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 6 December 2025

🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE

@NSWHealth

Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
A page titled “COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program.” The text explains that wastewater trends are shown for four NSW catchments — Bondi, Liverpool, Quakers Hill, and Burwood Beach (Hunter) — from 6 June 2024 to the week ending 6 December 2025. It notes: “Gene concentrations per 1,000 people are low in all catchments.” Below is Figure 11, consisting of four small line graphs showing normalised COVID-19 gene concentration per 1,000 people over time (June 2024 to December 2025): Bondi: Levels start around 6,000–8,000 in mid-2024, fluctuate with several dips and small peaks, then steadily decline toward near-zero by late 2025. Liverpool: Shows a sharp drop early in the period, then fluctuates between 2,000–6,000 before gradually decreasing to very low levels by late 2025. Quakers Hill: Shows high early readings around 10,000, followed by months of low-to-moderate fluctuations and a small rise mid-2025 before dropping close to zero by December 2025. Burwood Beach (Hunter): Initially moderate levels that trend downward throughout the period, with small periodic spikes, ending near zero by late 2025. All four charts show a general decline in viral gene concentration over the 18-month period, with very low readings at the end of 2025.
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 6 December 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.5% (-0.2%)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4

🔹COVID: 711 (-6.2%)
🔹Influenza: 3,966 (+6.7%)
🔹RSV: 373 (-6.8%)

@NSWHealth

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A screenshot of the NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report for the week ending 6 December 2025. At the top is the NSW Government logo and the website link (health.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus). A boxed statement reads: “Influenza is at a moderate level of activity. COVID-19 is at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity.” Below, under the heading Summary, text explains that influenza activity continues to increase and is unusually high for this time of year, driven mainly by influenza A and a new variant of subtype H3N2, subclade K. COVID-19 and RSV remain at low levels. A section of the NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report titled “Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV.” Text explains that notification data comes from laboratory testing. An interpretation note states: “In the past week there was a decrease of 6.2% in COVID-19 notifications, an increase of 6.7% in influenza notifications, and a decrease of 6.8% in RSV notifications.” Below is Table 1, showing notifications for the week ending 6 December 2025 and year-to-date totals. The table has three main columns: COVID, Influenza, and RSV. COVID: 711 cases this week; 80,597 year-to-date. Influenza: 3,966 cases this week; 175,561 year-to-date. RSV: 373 cases this week; 70,435 year-to-date. The row shown is the Total for all genders. A bar chart titled “Figure 5. Weekly notifications of COVID-19, Influenza and RSV by date of test and type of test performed, NSW, 1 June 2024 to 6 December 2025.” The chart shown is specifically for COVID-19. The vertical axis shows weekly notifications ranging from 0 to 8,000. The horizontal axis displays test dates from June 2024 to January 2026. The bars show a steep decline from around 5,500 weekly COVID-19 notifications in June 2024 down to around 2,000 by late 2024. Numbers fluctuate between 1,500–3,000 through early 2025, then rise sharply again in mid-2025, peaking at about 4,500–5,000 in July 2025. After that peak, notifications steadily drop into late 2025, reaching low levels around 500–1,000 by November–December 2025. A section from the NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report. At the top, an interpretation note states: “In the last week COVID-19 test positivity decreased to 2.5%. Influenza test positivity increased to 14.2%. RSV test positivity decreased to 1.0%.” Below is Figure 12, a line-and-bar graph showing weekly COVID-19 positive tests at NSW sentinel laboratories from June 2024 to 7 December 2025. Light blue bars show the number of positive tests, generally declining over time with small bumps mid-2025. A grey line shows percent positivity, with labels such as 9.2%, 6.6%, 5.4%, 9.6% (peak in Jan 2025), then mostly lower through 2025, ending around 2.5% in December 2025. Under the graph is Table 2, summarizing four weeks of COVID-19 PCR results: Week ending 16 Nov: 223 cases, 2.5% positive, 8,848 tests, 3 labs reporting. Week ending 23 Nov: 235 cases, 2.7% positive, 8,825 tests, 3 labs reporting. Week ending 30 Nov: 229 cases, 2.7% positive, 8,584 tests, 3 labs reporting. Week ending 07 Dec: 196 cases, 2.5% positive, 7,802 tests, 2 labs reporting (circled in red). Red circles highlight the 2.5% positivity for 7 December and the drop from 3 to 2 laboratories reporting that week.
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 29 November 2025

🔹Bondi: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE

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Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 29 November 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.7% (Stable)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4

🔹COVID: 758 (-5.3%)
🔹Influenza: 3,716 (+4.3%)
🔹RSV: 400 (+8.7%)

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NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report – week ending 29 November 2025 www.health.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus Influenza is at a moderate level of activity. COVID-19 is at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity. Summary Influenza activity continued to increase. The level of activity and increasing trend are very unusual for this time of year. This pattern is being driven predominantly by influenza A. COVID-19 and RSV remained at a low level of activity. Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV Notification data is obtained from laboratory tests for infections. This indicator provides information about community infection. Interpretation: In the past week there was a decrease of 5.3% in COVID-19 notifications, an increase of 4.3% in influenza notifications, and an increase of 8.7% in RSV notifications. Table 1: Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV, NSW, tested in the week ending 29 November 2025 🔹COVID: 758 (-5.3%) 🔹Influenza: 3,716 (+4.3%) 🔹RSV: 400 (+8.7%) Bar chart titled “Weekly notifications of COVID-19, by date of test performed, NSW, 1 May 2024 to 29 November 2025.” The vertical axis shows the number of weekly notifications from 0 to 8,000. The horizontal axis shows months from May 2024 to December 2025. The chart shows two major peaks in reported COVID-19 cases: • First peak in June–July 2024, reaching around 6,000–7,000 cases per week, followed by a sharp decline into August. • Second peak in June–July 2025, reaching around 5,000–6,000 per week, again followed by a decline. After each peak, weekly cases gradually trend downward. By October–November 2025, reported cases are much lower, around 1,000–1,500 per week, remaining relatively flat. Overall pattern: waves in mid-2024 and mid-2025, with low but steady weekly notifications heading into late 2025. Image showing a COVID-19 surveillance chart and table from NSW Health. At the top, a line and bar chart titled: “Number and proportion of tests positive for COVID-19 at NSW sentinel laboratories by week, 1 May 2024 to 30 November 2025.” The vertical axis on the left represents the number of positive tests from 0 to 12,000. The right vertical axis represents percent positive from 0% to 30%. The horizontal axis shows months from May 2024 to December 2025. Light-blue bars show the number of positive COVID tests. A grey line with data labels tracks the percent positive. Percent positive fluctuates between around 3% and 10% through mid-2024 into early 2025, peaking around 9.6% in January 2025. From mid-2025 onward, the percent positive gradually declines and stabilizes around 2–4% by November 2025. The most recent datapoint shown is 2.7%. Below the chart is a table titled: “Total number of COVID-19 notifications from NSW sentinel laboratories, in the four weeks to 30 November 2025.” The table lists four weekly periods ending 09 Nov, 16 Nov, 23 Nov, and 30 Nov 2025. Rows include: • SARS-CoV-2 positive counts (217 → 223 → 235 → 222) • Percent positive (2.4% → 2.5% → 2.7% → 2.7%) — the last two cells have a 2.7% circled in red • Total PCR tests per week (ranging ~8,200 to 9,100) • Number of laboratories reporting COVID (3 → 3 → 3 → 2), with the “2” circled in red A short interpretation text above notes: “In the last week COVID-19 test positivity remained at 2.7%.”
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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#nswhealth #fluseason #auspol
thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · Nov 30
NSW experiencing ‘unusually prolonged flu season’

NSW Health CHO Dr Kerry Chant said: "When we compare this respiratory illness season to others, we are experiencing a longer tail, which is a concern."

Source: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
21m ago 10.32 AEDT Natasha May Natasha May NSW experiencing ‘unusually prolonged flu season’ New South Wales is experiencing an “unusually prolonged flu season” which is continuing to affect hospitals across the state, NSW Health has warned. More than 370 people presented to emergency departments across the state with an influenza-like illness, while more than 3,100 cases were notified in NSW in a single week in mid-November. NSW Health said this is the second week in a row that cases have climbed and were around the same number of cases notified as at the start of June this year, the first week of winter. The NSW chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, said: When we compare this respiratory illness season to others, we are experiencing a longer tail, which is a concern. Usually by September or early October influenza levels have tapered to quite low levels from the peak, which traditionally occurs during winter – but we’re well into November and notifications are increasing. No one wants influenza, or any respiratory illness for that matter, to ruin the end of their year, so it’s important everyone takes preventive measures to stop its spread. It’s not too late to get vaccinated. If you are sick, please stay home, and wear a mask if you need to go out, to help stop the spread.
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 22 November 2025

🔹Bondi: ➡️STABLE
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE

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Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 22 November 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.7% (+0.2%)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4

🔹COVID: 800 (+5.3%)
🔹Influenza: 3,564 (+14.6%)
🔹RSV: 368 (-17.1%)

@NSWHealth

Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report – week ending 22 November 2025 www.health.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus Influenza is at a moderate level of activity. COVID-19 is at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity. Summary Influenza remained at a moderate level of activity but is increasing. This level of activity and increasing trend are very unusual for this time of year. These patterns are being driven predominantly by influenza A. COVID-19 increased but remained at a low level of activity. RSV remained at a low level of activity. Interpretation: In the past week there was an increase of 5.3% in COVID-19 notifications, an increase of 14.6% in influenza notifications, and a decrease of 17.1% in RSV notifications. A bar chart titled “Weekly notifications of COVID-19*, Influenza and RSV, by date of test and type of test performed, NSW, 1 May 2024 to 22 November 2025.” Only the COVID-19 section is shown. The y-axis ranges from 0 to 8,000 weekly notifications. The x-axis shows test dates from May 2024 to December 2025. Bars rise sharply in May–June 2024, peaking just below 6,000 notifications per week. Numbers then decline through July and August 2024, bottoming around 1,500–2,000 weekly cases in September–October. Cases gradually increase again from November 2024 into March 2025 with small fluctuations around 2,500–3,000 weekly cases. A larger wave begins in May 2025, climbing to a second major peak just below 5,000 weekly notifications in June–July 2025. From August 2025 onward, weekly notifications steadily decline to around 1,000–1,500 by November–December 2025, with a slight uptick in the most recent week. Overall pattern: large wave in mid-2024, smaller winter rise early 2025, and another moderate wave mid-2025 followed by decline into late 2025. A composite report image from NSW Health showing recent COVID-19 testing data. At the top, text reads: “Interpretation: In the last week COVID-19 test positivity increased to 2.7%. Influenza test positivity increased to 12.2%. RSV test positivity decreased to 0.9%.” Below is a line and bar chart titled: “Figure 12. Number and proportion of tests positive for COVID-19 at NSW sentinel laboratories by week, 1 May 2024 to 23 November 2025.” Light blue bars show the number of COVID-positive tests, peaking around May–June 2024 and June 2025, then falling later in 2025. A grey line overlays the bars showing percent positivity, ranging from around 3–10% over time, with a recent increase from 2.4% to 2.7% in late November 2025. Numbers such as: • 9.2% in May 2024, • 9.6% in January 2025, • 7.3% in July 2025, are labelled on the line trend, then lower percentages through September–October before rising slightly again in November 2025. Under the graph is a table titled: “Table 2. Total number of COVID-19 notifications from NSW sentinel laboratories, in the four weeks to 23 November 2025.” Rows show: SARS-CoV-2 positive tests rising from 185 → 217 → 223 → 235 across four weeks Percent positivity: 2.4% → 2.4% → 2.5% → 2.7% (the latest number is circled in red) COVID PCR tests performed gradually decreasing from 7,805 → 9,137 → 8,848 → 8,825 Number of reporting laboratories remains 3 each week (also circled in red) A note at the bottom reads: “Recent data is subject to change.”
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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#nswhealth #measlesalert #Sydney
an-leavy.bsky.social An Leavy @an-leavy.bsky.social · Nov 20
Measles alert Sydney NSW

Concerningly, this case has no known contact with a measles case and hasn’t been at a known exposure site

You will remember from COVID that this indicates measles is circulating with unknown chains of community transmission

Be alert for symptoms

Vaccinate

Wear an N95
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NSW Health urges vigilance for measles symptoms in Sydney after a confirmed case with an unknown source. Check vaccination status, watch for fever, cough, sore eyes, and rash. Call ahead before visiti...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 15 November 2025

🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP
🔹Liverpool: ➡️Stable
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ⬇️DOWN

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Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 15 November 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.5% (+0.1%)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4

🔹COVID: 760 (+6.3%)
🔹Influenza: 3,109 (+2.6%)
🔹RSV: 444 (-0.2%)

@NSWHealth

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NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report – week ending 15 November 2025 www.health.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus Influenza is at a moderate level of activity. COVID-19 is at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity. Summary Influenza is stable at a moderate level of activity and is driven predominantly by influenza A. This sustained activity is unusual for this time of year. COVID-19 increased but remains at a low level of activity. RSV remains at a low level of activity. Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV Notification data is obtained from laboratory tests for infections. This indicator provides information about community infection. Interpretation: In the past week there was an increase of 6.3% in COVID-19 notifications, an increase of 2.6% in influenza notifications, and a decrease of 0.2% in RSV notifications. Table 1: Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV, NSW, tested in the week ending 15 November 2025 A bar chart titled “COVID-19” showing weekly notifications in New South Wales from May 2024 to November 2025. Bars rise sharply in May–June 2024, peaking around 6,000 weekly cases, then decline through late 2024. Cases remain lower but fluctuate over early 2025, followed by another clear surge beginning in April 2025 and peaking in June–July 2025 at just over 4,000 weekly cases. After July, notifications steadily decline through August to November 2025, reaching low levels by the end of the chart. The x-axis displays test dates from May 2024 to December 2025, and the y-axis shows weekly notifications up to 8,000. A composite image showing COVID-19 surveillance data for NSW up to 16 November 2025. At the top, an interpretation note states: “In the last week COVID-19 test positivity increased to 2.5%. Influenza test positivity remained at 10.4%. RSV test positivity decreased to 1.1%.” Below this is a line-and-bar graph titled “Figure 12. Number and proportion of tests positive for COVID-19 at NSW sentinel laboratories by week, 1 May 2024 to 16 November 2025.” Light-blue bars represent the weekly number of COVID-positive tests, ranging roughly between 1,000 and 5,000. A grey line shows percent positivity, with labels across the months: starting around 9.2% in May 2024, gradually dropping through mid-2024 to around 4–6%, rising to around 9.6% in February 2025, then fluctuating between 3–7%, and ending at 2.5% in November 2025. Beneath the graph is “Table 2. Total number of COVID-19 notifications from NSW sentinel laboratories, in the four weeks to 16 November 2025.” It shows four weekly columns (26 October, 02 November, 09 November, 16 November). The final week shows 223 cases with 2.5% positivity, circled in red. The row below lists PCR tests conducted (8,848 for the final week). The bottom row, also circled in red, shows that 3 laboratories reported COVID data for each week. A small note reads: “Recent data is subject to change.”
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 8 November 2025

🔹Bondi: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE

@NSWHealth

Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
A page from the NSW COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program showing gene concentration trends from May 2024 to 8 November 2025 for four catchments: Bondi, Liverpool, Quakers Hill, and Burwood Beach (Hunter). Each area has a small line graph with the vertical axis showing normalised SARS-CoV-2 gene concentration per 1,000 people (0–20,000). All four locations show fluctuations through 2024 and early 2025 but a steady decline through mid-2025. By late 2025, concentrations in all catchments are low and close to baseline.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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(2/3) NSW COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing: Week ending 8 November 2025

🔸Last updated: 1 November 2025

🔹NB.1.8.1 now at 28% est.
🔹XFG: now at 28% est.
🔹PE.1.4 now at 19% est.
🔹LP.8.1: now at 7% est.
🔹BA.3.2: now at 6% est.
🔹JN.1: now at 6% est.
🔹KP.3: now at 6% est.

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A stacked area chart titled “Estimated weekly distribution of COVID-19 sub-lineages in the community, NSW, 1 May 2024 to 1 November 2025.” Each coloured band represents a different SARS-CoV-2 sub-lineage. From mid-2024 to late-2024, large portions of the chart are dominated by JN.1 (purple) and KP.2 (yellow). Through early 2025, XEC (brown), KW.1.1 (red), and KP.3 (peach) fluctuate in prevalence. By mid-2025, new sub-lineages XFG (pink) and NB.1.8.1 (maroon) expand sharply to become the majority. In late 2025, the final weeks show a mix of NB.1.8.1, XFG, PE.1.4 (blue), LP.8.1 (light pink), BA.3.2 (teal), JN.1 (dark blue), and KP.3, each occupying varying proportions at the far right of the chart.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 8 November 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.4% (Stable)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4

🔹COVID: 715 (+13.9%)
🔹Influenza: 3,029 (+33.3%)
🔹RSV: 445 (+14.7%)

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NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report for the week ending 8 November 2025. A highlighted box states: “Influenza is at a moderate level of activity. COVID-19 is at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity.” The page includes sections titled “Summary” and “Data sources and methods,” explaining that influenza activity increased but remains moderate, while COVID-19 and RSV remain low. It describes NSW Health’s surveillance systems—including WGS, wastewater, PHREDSS, and aged-care outbreak monitoring—and notes RAT reporting ended on 30 September 2023. A data table from the NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report (week ending 8 November 2025) showing COVID-19, influenza, and RSV notifications by gender, age group, local health district, and Aboriginal status. It lists weekly case counts and year-to-date totals for each virus. COVID-19 shows 715 cases for the week, influenza 3,029 cases, and RSV 445 cases. Age and region rows display detailed breakdowns, such as higher influenza numbers in school-aged groups and large COVID-19 totals in Sydney and Western Sydney. Gender data show slightly more female cases for both COVID-19 and influenza, while RSV is similar between genders. Total year-to-date notifications are 77,550 for COVID-19, 161,099 for influenza, and 68,832 for RSV. A bar chart titled “COVID-19 — Weekly notifications, NSW, 1 May 2024 to 8 November 2025.” The vertical axis shows weekly case counts from 0 to 8,000. The chart displays two clear waves: a large peak in June–July 2024 reaching around 5,500 cases per week, followed by a decline into late 2024. A smaller rise occurs in late 2024 and early 2025, then cases fall again. A second major wave appears in May–July 2025, peaking near 4,500 weekly cases, before trending downward through August–October 2025. By early November 2025, weekly notifications are low, around 1,000–1,200. A page from the NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report showing COVID-19 test positivity trends. A line-and-bar chart displays weekly positive test counts (blue bars) and percent positivity (grey line) from May 2024 to November 2025. Recent weeks show low positivity around 2–3%. Below the chart is a table of sentinel laboratory data for the four weeks to 9 November 2025: COVID-19 positivity was 2.4% on 19 October, 2.8% on 26 October, 2.4% on 2 November, and 2.4% on 9 November. The number of PCR tests conducted increased to 9,137 in the latest week, with three laboratories reporting data.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: Week ending 1 November 2025

🔹Bondi: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Hunter: ⬆️UP

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A report section titled “COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program.” It states that wastewater data is being tracked in Bondi, Liverpool, Quakers Hill, and Burwood Beach (Hunter) from May 2024 to November 2025. The interpretation text notes: “Gene concentrations per 1,000 people are low in all catchments.” Below are four line graphs showing normalised SARS-CoV-2 gene concentration per 1,000 people over time: Bondi: Levels fluctuate between ~2,000 and ~7,000 early on, with a gradual decline across the period. Liverpool: Similar pattern, with peaks around mid-2024 and mid-2025, trending downward into late 2025. Quakers Hill: Higher early peaks (~8,000–12,000), followed by moderate fluctuations and gradual decline. Burwood Beach (Hunter): Shows moderate peaks early in 2024 and mid-2025, trending downward by late 2025. All four sites show declining levels toward November 2025.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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(2/3) NSW COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing: Week ending 1 November 2025

🔸Last updated: 25 October 2025

🔹NB.1.8.1 now at 42% est.
🔹PE.1.4 now at 23% est.
🔹XFG: now at 22% est.
🔹LP.8.1: now at 7% est.
🔹BA.3.2: now at 6% est.

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A report section titled “Other surveillance indicators – COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing.” The text explains that a subset of positive COVID-19 samples in NSW undergo whole genome sequencing to monitor circulating variants and sub-lineages, including those from ICU patients. It notes that NSW continues to track emerging sub-lineages and has begun monitoring BA.3.2 globally. Below is a large stacked area chart labeled: “Figure 10. Estimated weekly distribution of COVID-19 sub-lineages in the community, 1 May 2024 to 25 October 2025.” The x-axis runs from May 2024 to November 2025. The y-axis shows the proportion of samples from 0% to 100%. The chart displays the shifting dominance of various SARS-CoV-2 subvariants over time: In mid–2024, JN.1 and KP.2 are common. KP.3, KW.1.1, and XEC rise through late 2024 into early 2025. By mid–2025, NB.1.8.1 becomes the dominant variant. During late 2025, PE.1.4 and XFG increase in proportion, while BA.3.2 appears at lower but notable levels. A legend at the bottom lists colored categories for variants including: All others, JN.1, KP.2, KP.3, KW.1.1, XEC, LP.8.1, NB.1.8.1, XFG, PE.1.4, and BA.3.2.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 1 November 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.4% (-0.5%)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4

🔹COVID: 628 (+4.9%)
🔹Influenza: 2,273 (+4.7%)
🔹RSV: 388 (-15.8%)

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NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report – week ending 1 November 2025 www.health.nsw.gov.au/coronavirus Influenza is at a moderate level of activity. COVID-19 is at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity. Summary While some influenza indicators have declined, overall activity is stable but still at a moderate level, which is unusual for this time of year. COVID-19 is stable at a low level of activity. RSV is at a low level of activity. Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV Notification data is obtained from laboratory tests for infections. This indicator provides information about community infection. Interpretation: In the past week there was an increase of 4.9% in COVID-19 notifications, an increase of 4.7% in influenza notifications, and a decrease of 15.8% in RSV notifications. Table 1: Notifications of COVID-19, influenza and RSV, NSW, tested in the week ending 1 November 2025 A bar chart titled “Figure 5. Weekly notifications of COVID-19*, Influenza and RSV, by date of test and type of test performed, NSW, 1 May 2024 to 1 November 2025.” The chart displays weekly COVID-19 case notifications in New South Wales. Cases rise sharply in June–July 2024 to around 5,000–6,000 per week, then decline through late 2024 to around 1,500–2,000 per week. A second rise occurs in May–July 2025, reaching about 4,000–5,000 weekly cases before slowly declining through late 2025. The x-axis shows dates from May 2024 to December 2025, and the y-axis shows weekly notifications from 0 to 8,000. A report graphic from NSW health surveillance showing COVID-19 test positivity and positive test counts over time. The top interpretation text says: “In the last week COVID-19 test positivity decreased to 2.4%. Influenza test positivity decreased to 8.5%. RSV test positivity decreased to 1.2%.” Below is a line and bar chart labeled: “Figure 12. Number and proportion of tests positive for COVID-19 at NSW sentinel laboratories by week, 1 May 2024 to 2 November 2025.” Light blue bars show the weekly number of positive COVID tests, generally fluctuating between ~1,500 and ~4,500. A grey line shows percent positivity, ranging from around 3% to 10% throughout the period, with peaks around December 2024 (9.6%) and June 2025 (7.3%), and sitting at 2.4% in early November 2025. Below the graph is Table 2, showing four weekly periods ending 12 October, 19 October, 26 October, and 2 November 2025. The row for SARS-CoV-2 shows percent positivity values of 2.6%, 2.4%, 2.4%, and 2.4%. The number of PCR tests conducted each week ranges from ~6,600 to ~8,000. The number of laboratories reporting COVID results is 3 in all weeks except 26 October, where it is 2. Red circles highlight the 2.4% positivity and 3 laboratories reporting values.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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