Australian COVID-19 cases are on a downward trend, with average daily infections dropping for a third consecutive week.
The federal health department on Friday reported a 34.2 per cent decline in national cases, after similar drops in the first two weeks of January.
COVID-19 hospitalisations and intensive care admissions were also down in the week to January 17, with the latest data showing respective drops of 18.8 per cent and 20.6 per cent.
