An 82-year-old man has become the seventh person to die following the fatal Sydney nursing home fire.
Police say Ceasar Galea died at Hawkesbury Hospital at 8.20am (AEDT) on Monday.
Three residents, including 73-year-old Alma Smith, died at the scene of the fire, which tore through the facility on Hambledon Road, Quakers Hill, early on Friday morning.
On Friday afternoon Lola Bennett, 86, died at Royal North Shore Hospital, while Ella Wood, 97, died at Concord Repatriation General Hospital on Saturday morning.
A 79-year-old woman died at 9.30am (AEDT) on Sunday in Liverpool Hospital, police said.
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A registered nurse working at the facility, 35-year-old Roger Dean, is accused of starting the fire and has been charged with four counts of murder.
