NSW has recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic so far, while Queensland has delayed the start of the school year as the state recorded 18,000 new coronavirus cases:
The latest case numbers in both states are slightly down from Saturday's, likely due to reduced testing numbers at the weekend.
More than 15,000 booster shots were administered across NSW in the last 24 hours, bringing the total given out to 320,000, he said.Source:Mr Perrottet also said the state would procure an additional 50 million RATS in addition to the 50 million already provided. changes will assist us to continue to provide essentials to our customers," a Woolworths spokesperson told SBS News.Victoria's COVID-19 commander Jeroen Weimar on Sunday said around 9,000 of the state's cases were from RATs done yesterday, which means the remainder were done in the days prior.
Mr Weimar apologised to those people and asked any who were still symptomatic to get another PCR or RAT test. There are currently 380 Queensland residents in hospital with the virus, with 22 in ICU. This is a jump from the 349 people hospitalised on Saturday, when there were 17 in ICU. “This is delay but a necessary delay because of the wave that Queensland will be experiencing ... This is going to be a tough time of year for a lot of people, I thank them for their patience and their understanding," she said.
The ACT posted 1,039 new cases, down from 1,305 cases the day before. There are 27 people in hospital, with 4 in ICU, up slightly from 24 in hospital and 5 in ICU on Saturday.The daily figures come as Australia's peak medical association warns extra support is needed to bolster Australia's healthcare system as it struggles to cope with COVID-19 amid skyrocketing Omicron cases.
Mr Khorshid said "proper investment" was needed in public hospitals so they could deal with surges in demand.The worst-case scenario places the peak of the hospitalisation above 6,000, which is within the state's current capacity, Mr Perrottet has said.He has fended off criticism concerning his decision to ease restrictions last month as the state's Omicron outbreak took hold, saying Omicron requires a different response.
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