Australia news LIVE Victoria records 1143 new local COVID-19 cases three deaths NSW records 864 new cases 15 deaths rising Queensland cases puts NRL grand final at risk
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Victorian Premier Dan Andrews, Treasurer Tim Pallas, Transport Minister Jacinta Allan and Department of Health deputy secretary Naomi Bromley are due to provide a coronavirus update shortly.
Watch live below.
Latest postsNSW has recorded 864 new local COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths, the equal most deadly day in the state since the pandemic began.
Of the deaths, three people were in their 50s, two people were in their 60s, two people were in their 70s, six people in their 80s, and two people were in their 90s.
Nine people were not vaccinated, one had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and five people had received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Two people acquired their infections in aged care and two in hospital.
It takes the death toll for NSWâs current outbreak to 352 people.
There are currently 1055 COVID-19 cases in NSW hospitals, with 210 people in intensive care. Of those, 104 require ventilation.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will not hesitate to cancel the NRL grand final if that is what the medical advice suggests.
With the state avoiding lockdown for another day due to just three cases being detected on Friday, the prospect of the game going ahead is firming up, albeit at 75 per cent crowd capacity.
The NRL has revealed it could move the game to Townsville as a backup plan or delay it even further and hold it in Sydney if the Brisbane event has to be cancelled at late notice.
At this morningâs press conference, Ms Palaszczuk said responding to the health situation was her primary concern.
âCan I just make it very clear â" if the advice is to go into lockdown, we will go into lockdown,â she said.
âSo thereâs no ifs and buts here, people. This is serious. Itâs going to depend whether we see any unlinked community transmission over the next 24 to 48 hours.â
Queensland CHO Jeannette Young said it was not currently her advice to cancel the grand final.
âWe just need to see what happens over the next few days,â she said.
New Zealandâs daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The country has today reported 19 new cases of COVID-19. All of the cases were detected in Auckland.
Of the new cases, 10 were out in the community for at least some of their infectious period, according to New Zealandâs Ministry of Health. The rest were already isolating when they returned a positive test.
Todayâs tally is exactly the same as yesterdayâs.
There are currently 23 coronavirus patients in NZ hospitals. Of those, four are in ICU.
NZ processed a little more than 19,000 coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours.
Queensland has avoided lockdown for another day, after two new local cases were reported.
One of the cases was linked to the aviation cluster and was infectious on the southern end of the Gold Coast for four days.
The man stayed at the Kirra Beach Resort from September 20 to 24, and anyone who stayed at that resort or the surrounding area at that time is urged to get tested.
The second case is believed to have acquired the virus interstate and was infectious in the community for one day. Chief Health Officer Jeannete Young said that was a man who frequently travels to picking up animals and relocating them.
âI donât think that heâs a risk. Heâs unrelated to any of our other cases,â she said at this morningâs coronavirus update.
There was also a case detected in hotel quarantine, but that is not considered a threat.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said todayâs numbers were some good news, given the state is on tenterhooks due to a string of new cases in recent days and the NRL grand final due to be held over the weekend.
âWhatâs really important at the moment, and the fundamental reason we are not in lockdown, is because we do not have any seeding or unlinked community transmission,â she said.
âIf we do see any unlinked community transmission, Iâm quite sure that Dr Young will not hesitate to recommend a lockdown.â
Victoriaâs daily coronavirus numbers are in.
The state has recorded 1143 new, locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and three deaths.
Todayâs tally is down from yesterdayâs record 1438 new cases. The Department of Health has not said how many cases are linked to known outbreaks or how many people were already in isolation when they tested positive.
Zero cases were detected in hotel quarantine.
There are now 10,944 active cases of coronavirus across the state.
Todayâs numbers are off the back of yesterdayâs 62,883 coronavirus tests.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her team have finished providing todayâs coronavirus update.
However, you can watch the replay version below.
Year 12 students in Victoria will be back in the classroom full-time from next week, after months of home learning during their crucial final year.
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Australia is poised to reopen its international borders from November to again allow its citizens to come and go without seeking permission as states close in on key coronavirus vaccination targets.
The federal government will today begin to issue international COVID-19 vaccination certificates and remains also in talks with other countries to work out which vaccines will be recognised in international travel bubble arrangements.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is today expected to announce a new threshold the states will need to meet before they can agree to reopen international travel.
The nationâs borders were dramatically shut on March 20 last year to all non-citizens and nonresidents, with Australian citizens and permanent residents needing to seek a government-issued exemption to travel, with returned travellers forced into hotel quarantine for 14 days on arrival at a cost of more than $3000.
Read the full story here.
If you follow the daily coronavirus numbers closely, you may have noticed that Victoriaâs are overdue.
The stateâs Health Department has just put out a statement saying todayâs numbers are âslightly delayedâ but will be available âsoonâ.
We donât know if that means they will land within the hour or closer to this morningâs press conference.
Regardless, weâll publish the numbers as soon as we get them. Stay tuned.
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