New variants and wet weather still driving infections as people urged to be mindful of vulnerable
, there were 24,652 official infections, down by 3,138, and the state recorded 84 deaths, down from 85.numbers continued to spike. The state recorded 16,600 official cases, a 2,968 increase on the previous week, and 33 deaths, more than double the 15 recorded the previous week.
“While this is good news, we’re still seeing a high number of cases across the state,” she said on Thursday. Catherine Bennett, chair of epidemiology at Deakin University, said while NSW and Victoria may have reached a plateau, a big drop in cases or hospitalisations was not likely.“We’re seeing a drop [in some states], it just might not come down completely. We have multiple variants in the community which is a new phase for us.”
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