No new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in South Australia for the second straight day, with authorities vowing to closely monitor hundreds of Australian citizens arriving from overseas.
The state's total remains at 435 and only 89 cases are active.
Seven people are in hospital, with two men in intensive care. One of them, aged 68, is in a critical condition while the other, aged 75, is stable.
The state has undertaken a testing blitz in recent days and SA Health Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says 41,000 people have been checked in total.
South Australian chief public health officer Dr Nicola Spurrier speaks to the media in Adelaide Source: AAP
"I think we can say we're not losing the war," Professor Spurrier said on Sunday.
"We're in a really good place in South Australia. We've got very, very high testing rates and that's partly because of SA Pathology being able to provide it but also because South Australians are coming forward and getting tested at the right time."
Wait times were currently a little longer than usual, Prof Spurrier said, and work was underway to give estimates online of how long to expect.
She said the state government hoped to introduce an SMS results service early next week.
'Under control but we can't be complacent,' WA authorities
Only one new case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Western Australia, suggesting the disease is under control in the state, Health Minister Roger Cook says.
Mr Cook says the latest case is a 60-year-old man in the Goldfields region who had been in close contact with a confirmed case and had been in isolation since 8 April.
"We've had a number of days now of delightful and encouraging numbers," he said on Sunday.
"The current numbers suggest we've got this virus under control but we can't be complacent."
Mr Cook urged the community to redouble social distancing efforts, saying eventual easing of restrictions would be done in small steps to keep a stranglehold on outbreaks and measure the impact of such decisions.
"I think we will come under increasing pressure given that we've got great numbers coming through - that's a great problem to have," he said.
WA now has 545 cases, with about 40 per cent linked to cruise ships, while 426 people have recovered.
There are 28 patients in Perth hospitals, including six in intensive care.
Seven people have died in the state from COVID-19, including three from the German liner Artania, which set sail from Fremantle on Saturday with 400 crew and 11 passengers on board after being docked at the port for more than three weeks.
Australia's COVID-19 infection rate increases have dropped to below one per cent a day. (AAP) Source: AAP
A charter flight carrying 58 other people from the vessel left Perth on Sunday morning.
Second death at Sydney nursing home
A second person has died at a Sydney high-care nursing home where a quarter of all residents and 13 staff have been infected.
Anglicare confirmed a 94-year-old man with COVID-19 died at its Newmarch House in Kingswood on Sunday morning.
"A coroner will be the person to confirm the cause of death," a spokesman told AAP.
With a 93-year-old resident also dying on Saturday morning, the NSW toll now sits at 30.
NSW Health on Sunday confirmed 21 new cases statewide, including nine from Newmarch House.
The high-care facility, home to about 100, now has 26 residents and 13 staff infected.
A 93-year old resident at Anglicares Newmarch House in western Sydney who had COVID-19 has died. (AAP) Source: AAP
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said there was an "extensive intervention in place" but the most recently reported cases were likely infected many days ago.
"We can't change those cases," she told reporters on Sunday.
"Our aim is to provide high-quality care to the residents, manage and support the workers and support their loved ones.
Victoria's hardline strategy continues
Victoria's hardline strategy to contain the virus is set to continue, as the state's death toll lifted to 15.
A man in his 80s that died in hospital on Sunday became Victoria's latest coronavirus victim.
Nine new cases were also confirmed on Sunday, three of them diagnosed from people that had recently arrived from overseas.
Of the total 1328 cases confirmed in Victoria, just 134 may have been acquired through community transmission.
Despite the state's improving situation, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews warned there would be no easing of social distancing restrictions and pleaded for people to stay at home.
"These numbers do jump around a little bit, but the increases are small ... the strategy's working," Mr Andrews told Sky News on Sunday.
"This can get away from you very, very rapidly," he said.
The state of emergency in Victoria is due to expire on 11 May and authorities will set about removing social distancing restrictions in a "very thoughtful and careful way".
People in Australia must stay at least 1.5 metres away from others and gatherings are limited to two people unless you are with your family or household.
If you believe you may have contracted the virus, call your doctor (don’t visit) or contact the national Coronavirus Health Information Hotline on 1800 020 080.
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