NSW is expecting a Christmas Day of high COVID-19 case numbers, a day after mask rules were reintroduced. On Christmas Eve there were over 5600 cases and one person died with the virus. 9News
Nobody has died, though there are 388 people in hospital including 52 in ICU.Christmas Eve there were over 5600 casesLast minute shoppers in Sydney's CBD wore masks and used QR codes when going into shops, after both rules were reintroduced amid surging Omicron cases.
Plus the countdown is on for density limits again in pubs, bars and other hospitality venues, which must limit numbers to one per two square meters, from December 27.
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