Australia reported at least 30 deaths, including 16 in New South Wales, four in Victoria, seven in Queensland and three in South Australia on Thursday. Western Australia also reported three historical deaths.
The number of new cases remained steady in most states except for Queensland, which reported 10,984 infections on Thursday compared to 8,534 on Wednesday.
Australia's Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has advocated moving away from reporting daily COVID-19 death numbers.
Nearly 70 per cent of the eligible population in Australia has received more than two doses of COVID-19 vaccines as at 6 April. Source: Australian Health Department
COVID-19 task force commander Lieutenant General John Frewen told a Senate estimates hearing that the under-40 age group lagged in booster uptake. He said people were "no longer as fearful of Omicron as they were with previous variants."
The University of Queensland-backed and Australian Stock Exchange-listed ResApp is developing a smartphone application to detect the presence of COVID-19 using cough sounds.
said their pilot clinical trial of 741 patients recruited in the United States and India has correctly detected COVID-19 in 92 per cent of infected people - ''exceeding the real-world measured sensitivity of rapid antigen testing.''
The company now plans to hold discussions with Australian health authorities.
Victoria has extended the pandemic declaration from 11.59 pm Tuesday, 12 April, for three months.
The Victorian government believes there's still a serious risk to residents, and continued public health and other protective measures are required to lower transmission and hospitalisation.
Many residents have protested against the pandemic declaration in the past, believing it gives excess power to the Victorian government.
On Wednesday, South Australia recorded 5,784 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily new cases. The previous highest in the state was 5,679 cases on 14 January.
However, the good news is that daily new cases are unlikely to touch the 8,000 mark as predicted earlier. South Australia Health said indicates a peak of 5,500 cases a day.
The state government has extended the operational time frame of several vaccination clinics to "increase vaccination and reduce hospitalisation".
On Wednesday, China reported over 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily tally since the pandemic began two years ago.
COVID-19 Australian Stats for 7 April 2022
New South Wales: 22,255 new cases, 1,437 in hospital, 48 in ICU and 16 deaths
Victoria: 12,314 new cases, 283 in hospital, 12 in ICU and four deaths
Queensland: 10,984 new cases, 444 in hospital, 17 in ICU and seven deaths
Western Australia: 7,998 new cases, 256 in hospital, eight in ICU and three historical deaths
Australian Capital Territory: 1,094 new cases, 49 in hospital, three in ICU and zero death
Tasmania: 2,365 new cases, 43 in hospital, one in ICU and zero death
Northern Territory: 513 new cases, 24 in hospital, one in ICU and zero death
South Australia: 6,091 new cases, 210 in hospital, 12 in ICU and three deaths
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