NSW has recorded more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours as numbers continue to accelerate:
Healthcare workers administer COVID-19 tests in NSW. State has opened up to the unvaccinated just as Omicron variant takes hold in Newcastle.NSW recorded 2,213 cases of COVID-19 and one death on Friday - the highest daily number since the pandemic began.NSW Health said 215 people are in hospital, while 24 people remain in intensive care.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has tested negative for COVID-19 after coming into contact with a positive case on his first day of leave last week. He was not a close contact but was instructed to get tested and isolate until he received a negative result. The premier, who earlier this year suffered a serious back injury in a fall, plans to spend his summer break in the Mornington Peninsula.
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