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In New South Wales, confirmed cases rose from 19,800 last week to 27,869 this week, as of 4pm yesterday.
Hospitalisations in the state have also risen week-on-week, from 974 to 1148 – a rise of almost 18 per cent.
Intensive care admissions jumped from 32 to 37 – about 15 per cent up.
Victoria saw daily hospitalisations rise from 274 on a seven-day rolling average to 352.
That’s also an increase of just under 18 per cent.
The state reported 20,398 new cases this week, up from 16,636 last week.
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However, the intensive care admissions rolling average for the same period went down a full third, from 12 to eight.
ACT Health medical advisor Dr Therese Marfori has said the territory expects to see COVID-19 cases increase further in the coming weeks.
This week, cases were up 41 per cent, with 135-175 recorded per day.
Hospitalisations also rose.
Marfori said it was the first time hospitalisations had increased in the ACT since the winter COVID-19 wave in July, though overall admissions were still much lower.
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