Australia surges past COVID-19 milestone of more than 500,000 cases since pandemic began

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Australia surges past COVID-19 milestone of more than 500,000 cases since pandemic began
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Australia has passed the grim milestone of more than 500,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began:

Australia has passed the grim milestone of more than 500,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began.NSW had 23,131 new cases, with a further two deaths.

The ACT and Tasmania also recorded a one-day high of new cases, registering 926 and 702 cases respectively.South Australia has recorded 3,246 COVID-19 cases, with 102 people in hospital and 12 in ICU. "In terms of the numbers and what we've seen in South Australia over recent days is that we certainly have the highest testing rate per capita in the country," he said.

Australian Medical Association vice president Dr Chris Moy said there didn't appear to be a plan from the government surrounding rapid tests. "If people are lucky enough to find one, they're not affordable. And for many people, it's simply pricing out access to important healthcare."

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