NSW has recorded 1,281 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths overnight with Gladys Berejiklian warning numbers will peak next week.
The figure comes as University of Melbourne epidemiologist Tony Blakely warned daily case numbers could hit 3,000 before peaking.
'They're heading to, you know, a couple of thousand, maybe 3,000 cases before the vaccine dose catches up with them,' he said. 'Possibly more, depending on how they go.'
Professor Blakely said the state's health services will be under pressure with hospitalisation rates set to soar.
'We're all going to have to deal with it because next year, when we open the borders, we will have high hospitalisation numbers for at least a year,' he said.
The figure comes as University of Melbourne epidemiologist Tony Blakely warned daily case numbers could hit 3,000 before peaking
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is expected to soon release modelling on the looming peaks in infection case numbers and patient hospitalisations, after the state's double vaccination rate reached 40 per cent over the weekend
As businesses open up in October or November and children return to school, COVID-19 transmissions will increase so 'we have quite a balancing act here and quite a discussion to have about trade-offs', he said.
'How much do we value getting kids back to school versus the stress on the health services?'
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is expected to soon release modelling on the looming peaks in infection case numbers and patient hospitalisations, after the state's double vaccination rate reached 40 per cent over the weekend.
'All the modelling
