Australia information dwell replace: rising Covid sufferers put hospitals beneath stress as Victoria and NSW anticipate document circumstances

New South Wales has recorded 18,278 new circumstances within the 24 hours to 8pm final night time and two folks have died.

It’s value noting that the variety of assessments has dropped beneath 100,000 for the primary time in fairly some time.

Good morning on this second day of 2022.

We’ll have the most recent Covid numbers for NSW and Victoria shortly, however first a fast recap. Yesterday, NSW recorded 22,577 circumstances and 4 deaths, whereas in Victoria each day circumstances rose to 7,442 and 9 folks misplaced their lives.

The hospital programs are beneath stress notably in NSW the place 901 Covid sufferers are admitted, together with 79 in ICU. That’s prompted NSW to exempt health workers from Covid isolation rules.

It comes as AAP stories the prime minister is monitoring for Covid signs after a constructive case attended his press convention at Sydney’s Kirribilli Home.

Scott Morrison and chief medical officer Paul Kelly held the press convention on Wednesday, 29 December, to announce a snap nationwide cupboard assembly. It was outdoor and people attending have been sporting masks.