Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.
15 August 2022.This will be updated throughout the day, so if you do not see your state or territory, check back later.Victoria
A further 15 people have died with COVID-19 in Victoria, as the state records 3,648 new cases of the virus.Of those, 27 are in intensive care and seven are on a ventilator.The state has recorded six COVID-19-related deaths and 5,490 new cases of the virus in the 24 hours to 4pm yesterday.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
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