Another 22 people have died after contracting COVID-19 across Australia, as the Omicron wave continues to claim lives.
New South Wales reported 14 deaths on Monday, while Victoria reported two and Queensland six.
In NSW, hospitalisations have risen slightly overnight to 1,649, with 100 people in intensive care.
The state recorded 6,184 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, a drop of 502 on the previous day, and there were also eight fewer deaths.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says the state is in a "strong position" in the pandemic but is going through a "transition".
"If you take a step back and look at the hospitalisations and ICU presentations things are certainly heading in the right direction," Mr Perrottet said on Sunday.
Nurses in public hospitals will strike this week for the first time in a decade.
Skeleton staff will maintain patient care while most nurses walk off the job, calling for minimum staff-to-patient ratios and better pay.
Mr Perrottet says his government is "working through" issues with the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association.
Victoria's Code Brown alert lifts
Victoria, meanwhile, recorded 7,104 new infections on Monday, with 465 people in hospitals.
Of these, 66 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care, 18 of them require ventilation.
At midday on Monday, Victoria's unprecedented system-wide "Code Brown", implemented more than three weeks ago, lifted.
Health Minister Martin Foley said on Friday the government is confident the alert can be safely repealed, but hospitals are "still going to be very, very busy".
Melbourne public hospitals will continue to be restricted to emergency and urgent elective surgery with the exception of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital.
Those two hospitals and regional public hospitals can resume category two elective surgery if staff are available.
The Code Brown alert implemented in January came as the Omicron wave placed pressure on the hospital system, with urgent services cut back and staff able to be asked to postpone leave.
Six new deaths in Queensland
The Queensland government has announced it will ditch its daily COVID-19 briefings if the numbers of new virus cases, hospitalisations and deaths continue to drop.
The state has recorded another six virus deaths, with half of those in aged care, and 3,750 new cases in the 24 hours to 6:30am on Monday.
The outbreak peaked almost three weeks ago, with 514 patients in hospital and another 41 people in intensive care, including 20 on ventilators on Monday.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says with numbers of new cases, hospitalisations and deaths falling, the Queensland Disaster Management Committee is planning to scrap the daily COVID-19 media briefings.
She said the daily virus figures will instead be posted online at a set time, which is already the practice in other states.
Tasmania reports 408 cases
Tasmania has recorded 408 new coronavirus cases, a slight increase from the previous daily figure.
Eight people are being treated in hospital specifically for COVID-19, a rise from the five reported on Sunday. One person is in intensive care.
Four positive cases are in hospital for unrelated medical conditions.
Monday's figure comes after 371 fresh infections were reported on Sunday and 456 on Saturday.
There are 3,081 documented active cases statewide, the lowest number since 4 January.
ACT records 375 new infections
The ACT has recorded 375 new cases of COVID-19 from the past reporting period - the lowest number of daily cases in the national capital for a week.
Of the new cases, 187 came from PCR tests while 188 of those were from rapid antigen tests.
The number of hospitalisations from COVID-19 in the ACT has remained stable, with 51 patients being treated.
However, the number of those in ICU has risen from three to four in the past day, while those on a ventilator have also risen from one to two.
