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NSW has reported 403 new COVID-19 cases and one death. For the NSW population aged 16 and over, 94.7 per cent have had one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 92.9 per cent are fully vaccinated. Follow our national news coverage:

Victoria’s daily coronavirus numbers are also in.There are now 11,331 active cases of coronavirus across the state. Today’s numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 79,490 tests.

Today’s total is an increase from the 260 cases reported yesterday. It is the state’s highest daily case total since October 14, when 406 cases were reported. “I’m concerned about how extreme some of these views are and they go way past raising genuine concerns about things like border closures and how we manage public health issues,” Mr Chester said.“It is my concern that [stuff like this] goes way too far [and] indulges in conspiracy theories which have been completely untrue.

Mr Christensen’s comments prompted a swift response from politicians including Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce.Queensland is just five days away from reopening its borders to coronavirus hotspots.show a short while ago. He said the road map being brought forward by a couple of days was “a positive step forward” for the economy.

 

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BroedeCarmody No worries about higher case numbers. By Dom_Perrottet's favored metric it's hospitalizations which matter and they didn't change much

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