NSW has set a new national COVID-19 daily case record with 92,264 new infections, as it includes positive rapid antigen test results in the figures for the first time. It comes as Victoria posted 37,169 new cases and 25 deaths:
New South Wales has posted a steep increase in COVID-19 infections, recording 92,264 new cases on Thursday, a national record, as it includes positive rapid antigen test results in the figures for the first time.
The number represents a rise of 57,505 new cases from the 34,759 infections detected on Wednesday, as the state includes positive RAT results alongside PCR results.There were 22 deaths in the state, its deadliest day of the pandemic so far.- 95.1% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
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