NSW has recorded 2,566 new COVID-19 cases, another daily record for the state, and no new deaths as health authorities advice residents to stay outside and enjoy the beach and other ventilated spaces as the mercury rises.
In Victoria, an outbreak at Camp Rumbug in South Gippsland that began last week has grown to about 50 cases across two Melbourne schools, with hundreds of people forced into isolation.Case numbers are also rising in other parts of the country, with 73 new local cases in South Australia on Saturday, 31 in Queensland, 18 in the ACT and four in Tasmania.
"Over five million vaccines are in place, with another two million-plus being expected to be delivered in the lead-up to Christmas and then in the days beyond."Read MoreDeputy Chief Medical Officer Sonia Bennett on Sunday pleaded with Australians to continue to wear masks, even in the absence of a vaccine mandate.
"My plea to the community is we don’t need to wait for mandates to tell us what is sensible to do. That particularly applies to masks. They’re simple, we’re used to it ... I ask the community to consider that they use that. That they make their own choice to use a mask when necessary.""If you're having gatherings, think about having them outdoors or in well ventilated spaces. Limit numbers. And try and be safe and socially distance.
"We're going into summer, we have one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, and a very different set of circumstances. But each country will make their judgement on their own circumstances ...So we don't see that's a likely situation in Australia. We are well prepared and people are overwhelmingly, I have to say, continuing to do an amazing job."
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