NSW reported 30 deaths of patients with Covid-19, while Victoria state saw 20 deaths, and Queensland reported 10 deaths.
The school year starts in just over a week for the two biggest states, NSW and Victoria, which are preparing plans for students to return to classrooms.Vaccination bookings for 5 to 11 year olds have only been available in Australia for two weeks, a schedule that means most children will not have had two doses before classes start.
Queensland, recording 15,050 new cases, said it was two weeks behind NSW which is believed to have reached a peak in the Omicron outbreak, recording 20,148 new cases on Saturday. A day earlier, the vast mining state of Western Australia cancelled plans to reopen its borders on Feb 5, citing health risks from a surge in Covid-19 in eastern states.
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