Australia’s Omicron wave has likely peaked in NSW and Victoria, some experts say

A health care worker hands out a rapid antigen test kit at the Sunshine West Community Centre in Melbourne. Some health experts believe the Omicron wave has peaked in New South Wales and Victoria. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

The Omicron outbreak of Covid cases appears to have peaked in New South Wales, Victoria and other parts of Australia, epidemiologists believe.

Prof Adrian Esterman, an epidemiologist and biostatistician at the University of South Australia, said the Omicron wave had “absolutely certainly” peaked in NSW and Victoria.