Most of those people have been infectious in the community for between one and seven days.
Ms D'Ath said most were acquired while in another state.
There are now three confirmed cases of Omicron, two of which have been infectious while in the community. The third confirmed Omicron case is a flight crew member who spent no time in the community and is in hotel quarantine."It is spreading far quicker than Delta."
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