Record COVID-19 hospitalisations in NSW as Victoria, Queensland infections surge

Victoria, NSW and Queensland have all recorded big increases in COVID-19 infections, with Victoria's case numbers almost doubling.

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A woman holds a fan as she crosses Flinders Street during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Source: Getty Images

Victoria has posted 14,020 infections and two deaths, a significant increase on Monday's 8,577 cases of COVID-19.

There are 516 people in hospital with COVID-19 - up 25 from the 491 patients recorded in hospital on Monday.

The state has 108 patients in ICU.

NSW has hit a record number of hospitalisations and daily case numbers as the Omicron variant continues to spread through the state.
The state on Tuesday reported two deaths and 23,131 cases of COVID-19, an increase of over 2,000 from the 20,794 infections recorded on Monday. 

The tally surpasses the previous peak of 22,577 recorded on New Year's Day.

There are 1,344 people in hospital with COVID-19, another record for the state.
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Health care workers administer COVID-19 PCR tests at the St Vincent’s Drive-through Clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Source: Getty
That number overtakes the previous record 1,268 hospitalisations recorded on 21 September during the grips of the Delta variant.

NSW's hospitalisation numbers have increased by 140 on the 1,204 patients hospitalised on the previous day.

105 people are in intensive care, up 10 patients from Monday.
Queensland has recorded 5,699 new COVID-19 infections, up from the 4,249 infections posted on Monday. 

"The number of cases we are expecting to see through January will be very high ... certainly in the hundreds of thousands, if not more," said Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr John Gerrard.

There are now 25,924 active cases in the state and 170 people in hospital with COVID-19, 11 people are in intensive care and two are on a ventilator.

Tasmania has reported 702 new cases of COVID-19. Three people in hospital have COVID-19, with one being treated specifically for the virus.

There are no people in intensive care in the state.


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Published 4 January 2022 9:14am
Updated 4 January 2022 12:51pm
By Eden Gillespie
Source: SBS News



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