The ACT has reported four new cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Monday.
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There have been 12 cases of the Omicron strain recorded in the ACT so far. On Saturday ten cases had been confirmed, meaning two new cases have been identified as the Omicron variant since December 11.
The new cases bring the active total to 60.
There are four people in hospital because of COVID, and one is in intensive care.
No Omicron cases have required hospitalisation.
There were 1634 negative tests received in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the percentage of the eligible population who are now fully vaccinated has reached 98.3 per cent.
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COVID-19 infections have surged in NSW with 804 new cases and one death, as a cluster in Newcastle spreads, forcing more people into isolation.
The new tally is an increase of 268 on the previous day, as NSW Health battles to contain several large transmission events.
Some 86,562 tests were recorded in the 24 hours to 8pm on Monday.
Victoria has reported 1189 new COVID-19 infections and a further six deaths, as the number of people in hospital with the virus grows.
The state is now managing 11,051 active cases, the health department confirmed.
Hospitalisations with COVID-19 have reached the highest level in almost a month, growing by more than 40 patients in a day to 364 on Tuesday.
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