Victoria has recorded 1193 new local Covid-19 cases and 13 deaths, as authorities confirm another two new cases of the Omicron variant in Melbourne from returned international travellers.
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There are now 11,457 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 595 people have died during the current outbreak.
There are 323 people in hospital, of whom 68 are in intensive care and 29 are on a ventilator.
A further 44 people are in ICU but their infections are no longer considered active.
The new cases were detected from 82,895 test results received yesterday.
The health department confirmed there were three cases of the Omicron variant in Victoria.
Two people who travelled from Dubai to Melbourne on 30 November are confirmed to have the Omicron strain, while genomic sequencing is under way to confirm if a third Covid-positive person on the flight is carrying the Omicron variant.
The state's first case was confirmed on Wednesday, and was a returned traveller in hotel quarantine.
NSW confirms new cases of Omicron, three deaths
Three new cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant have been confirmed in New South Wales and authorities have warned more are expected.
There are currently 45 cases with the Omicron variant throughout the state but none have required treatment in hospital.
Covid-19 cases have spiked in the latest 24 reporting period to 8pm last night with 560 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases compared to yesterday's 516 cases.
Three people died in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday, including a man in his 80s who had received three doses of a vaccine, while the other two, a woman in her 70s and another man in his 80s had had two Covid-19 vaccine doses.
All three people who died of Covid-19 had underlying health conditions.
There are 150 people in hospital, with 25 in intensive care.
NSW Health has reiterated warnings about pubs and nightclubs being drivers of transmission.
"The transmission in these types of settings is contributing to the increase in cases in NSW and we urge people not to attend social functions if they have any symptoms, even if mild," a spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, ACT recorded 11 new community cases of Covid-19 and Queensland recorded on new case.
- ABC