BREAKING: Both Victoria and NSW have again reported a record number of daily COVID-19 cases. Victoria recorded 5137 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths. In NSW cases reached 12,226. cassieemorgan reports.
There are 23,833 active COVID-19 cases in Victoria, and 395 people in hospital with the virus. One hundred are in the intensive care unit. Of those, 55 still have an active infection and 23 are on a ventilator.people rolled up their sleeves to receive a COVID-19 vaccine dose at a state-run hub on Wednesday, while 81,093 PCR test results were processed on another big day for testing centres.
at other facilities varied between 30 minutes at sites including Hume City Council, and 150 minutes at sites including Wantirna Health and Deakin University’s Burwood testing hub., those exposed to COVID-19 will be able to pick up free rapid testing kits by showing their ID at new pop-up collection points around the state.
University of NSW epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws said she suspected governments may want to start using rapid antigen tests for diagnosing COVID-19 cases. The Australian Medical Association is also urging state and federal governments to swiftly agree to consistent guidelines for when to use rapid antigen tests at a hastily convened meeting of national cabinet on Thursday.
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