A man in his 80s died with COVID-19 in Canberra in the last week, as the number of infections grew by 15 per cent.
The territory reported 3018 COVID-19 infections in the week to 4pm on Thursday, up from 2610 cases in the previous week.
Eighty-one people with active COVID infections in ACT hospitals, up from 58 people from in the previous reporting period.
There were 1620 infections notified after people returned positive results on rapid antigen tests, and 1398 positive PCR test results.
NSW reported 40,695 cases in the last week, along with 74 deaths. Victoria reported 84 deaths and 24,652 cases.
Queensland reported 16,600 cases and 33 deaths.
In NSW, the state's Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chaunt said the COVID wave had peaked.
"While this is good news, we're still seeing a high number of cases across the state," she said on Thursday.
About 40,700 people were officially diagnosed with the virus across NSW over the past week, about 930 fewer than recorded over the previous seven days.
Access to free PCR tests will be limited under changes to the national COVID-19 plan announced on Monday.
From next year, a referral from a medical or nurse practitioner will be needed for patients to receive a free PCR test at locations not run by a state or territory government.
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