Australia COVID-19 cases surge, hospitalizations hit pandemic high in most populous state

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People admitted in New South Wales hospitals rise to 1,344, a new pandemic peak, topping the 1,266 reached last September during the Delta wave.

SYDNEY, Australia – Australia’s COVID-19 cases touched a fresh pandemic high on Tuesday, January 4, amid an Omicron surge in its two most populous states as hospitalizations in New South Wales state, home to Sydney, surpassed the record numbers hit during the Delta outbreak.

Despite the record spike in infections fueled by the Omicron strain, dual-dose vaccination levels of nearly 92% in people above 16 have helped Australia to keep the death rate lower than the previous virus outbreaks. “The problem at the moment is that the lack of is completely hampering personal responsibility and it is a frustration that is a glaring hole in the current management of COVID,” Chris Moy, vice president of the Australian Medical Association, told ABC Radio on Tuesday.

 

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