Director of emergency at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Dr Mark Putland said that it’s important to recognise that “Covid is not over, it’s just changed”.
“It is one of a number of challenges to the health system,” he said. “Influenza is a big one at the moment as well”.
“Covid…is not over and it is still creating huge challenges for the health system.”
- Prof Putland
Meanwhile, Covid cases and hospitalisations across Australia and New Zealand look like this:
Western Australia
- New cases: 8,292
- Covid-related deaths: 9
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 285 / 6
Northern Territory
- New cases: TBA
- Covid-related deaths: TBA
- Hospital and ICU admissions: TBA
Australian Capital Territory
- New cases: 874
- Covid-related deaths: 0
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 82 / 4
Queensland
- New cases: 4,169
- Covid-related deaths: 11
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 316 / 7
New South Wales
- New cases: 7,583
- Covid-related deaths: 23
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 1,066 / 30
Victoria
- New cases: 10,204
- Covid-related deaths: 9
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 528 / 28
South Australia
- New cases: 2,868
- Covid-related deaths: 2
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 241 / 9
Tasmania
- New cases: 765
- Covid-related deaths: 1
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 42 / 1
New Zealand
- New cases: 7,870
- Covid-related deaths: 13
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 393 / 8
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