Department of Health statistics showed Covid cases rose in school-age children compared to the same time last week, but fell in all other age groups.
Department of Health data showed 37,622 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, down from the 42,076 registered last Friday. But hospitalisations went above 1,000 for the third time in two weeks.
NSW has recorded 830 new cases of Covid-19. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said there are 557 people in hospital with the virus in NSW, and 94 are in ICU.
Met Commander Melanie Dales said extra resources are deployed specifically for large sporting events to deal with a ‘spike’ in cases.
Elliot Carter, the operator of an obscure DC tunnel website said he was so concerned when he saw a huge spike of traffic in the days before the January 6 Capitol riots that he contacted the FBI.
Professor Stephen Reicher, a psychologist at the University of St Andrews and member of SAGE’s behavioural sub-committee, said he was a ‘relative optimist’ about the relaxation.
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