NSW had 347 cases in hospital with 45 in ICU on the 23 Dec, that was just 6 days ago. If we focus on hospitalisation. That's like double in 6 days.
People don't get hospitalised for drippy noses.
Plus thousands of hospital staff are close contacts that need to isolate now since the Premier overruled the CHO and removed all mask and QR code.
I wouldn't say the state is coping well. Now they are just trying to cover up their bad decisions... With probably more bad decisions