- New South Wales hit a record number of hospitalisations and daily case numbers as the Omicron variant spreads through the state. There are 1,344 people in hospital with COVID-19.
- The NSW teachers' union has called for an urgent meeting with health and education officials to discuss safety ahead of the new school year amid the growing outbreak.
- From today the timeframe between second and third doses has been reduced to four months meaning approximately 7.5 million Australians can now get their third jab.
- Chemist Warehouse director Mario Tascone has called for the federal government to scrap GST on rapid antigen tests in a bid to bring prices down amid growing debate over who should pay for the tests.
- Chief health officer Dr John Gerrard said Queensland Pathology reported 23 per cent of all swabs tested on Monday were positive.
- More than 100,000 people are currently hospitalised with COVID-19 in the US for the first time in nearly four months, according to the latest data from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
COVID-19 Stats:
New South Wales has recorded 23,131 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths, while Victoria has reported 14,020 new infections and two deaths.
Queensland has recorded 5,699 new cases.
The ACT has reported 926 cases, while 702 infections have been recorded in Tasmania.
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