NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has copped heavy criticism for his shambolic delivery of devastating news at Saturday’s covid update – the worst case numbers since the outbreak of the Delta variant and five tragic deaths.
The state recorded a whopping 319 cases on Saturday, a number that has left contact tracers fearing the viral strain has completely escaped their grasp.
For almost 10 minutes, Mr Hazzard spoke about food stalls at a mass vaccination hub, Year 12 students getting jabs before their exams and locals telling him they haven’t yet been vaccinated.
Mr Hazzard also took time to criticise those flouting lockdown restrictions despite the continual day-on-day rise in case numbers.
“We have the toughest lockdown the country the present time. What is not happening is people are not complying,” he said. “If people don‘t comply, the community will continue to suffer.”
Instead of entertaining the notion of a circuit breaker, he implored residents to “stay at…