The Northern Territory has recorded four new cases of COVID19 and a mask mandate has been introduced in some communities for 72 hours, starting from 2pm local time today. 9News DETAILS:
It's a decline from yesterday's total of 560 cases.Hospitalisations are declining as the state inches towards a double dose vaccination rate of 95 per cent.NSW Health have reported 43 cases of the Omicron strain, confirming no-one with the variant of concern have been hospitalised.
From Wednesday December 15 a suite of coronavirus restrictions will ease, with the unvaccinated allowed to enter hospitality venues and retail stores.cases will likely increase with the new freedoms. "It is quite possible and quite likely that we will see a further increase with the unvaccinated being able to mix in those venues," he said.
Currently there are 310 Victorians hospitalised with COVID-19 and almost 11,400 active cases being managed in the state.Victoria now boasts a full two-dose vaccination rate of people aged over 12 of 92 per cent.There were 10 new cases of COVID-19 detected in South Australia today, with six being acquired locally, one infection from interstate and three under investigation.