Three deaths have been recorded overnight as hospital admissions grow from 557 to 625, with 61 people now in intensive care. 9News
cases in New South Wales have shot into five figures in an Australian first, with 11,201 recorded in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.Three more people have died with the virus.Hospitalisations are up by 68 patients on yesterday, placing further strain on a medical system already overstretched by thousands of workers being forced into isolation, along with massive demand for COVID-19 testing.
Yesterday, at least one clinic was forced to turn people away even before it opened, as those seeking tests queued overnight. "Having these announcements obviously don't help when pharmacies don't have the ability to top up," he said.
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