Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction for the past week, as reported on Friday, March 10, 2023.
The states and territories are now reporting their COVID-19 statistics weekly instead of through the daily updates that were provided earlier in the pandemic.
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- Northern Territory
- Tasmania
- South Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- Western Australia
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New South Wales
The state has recorded 7,871 new COVID-19 cases, up from 7,163 last week.
There are 808 patients with the virus in hospital, 18 of them in intensive care.
There were 36 new deaths announced today.
Victoria
There have been another 3,319 COVID-19 cases, up from 3,016 last week.
There are 94 patients with the virus in hospital, with one of those in intensive care.
There were 33 new deaths recorded this week.
Queensland
There have been 3,335 new cases in Queensland this week, down from 4,028 last week.
There are 257 cases in hospital, with eight in intensive care.
Queensland has recorded 12 new deaths.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory recorded 87 new cases of COVID-19 this week, down slightly from 90 last week.
There is one person in hospital.
One death has been reported, taking the Top End's total count to 91 since the start of the pandemic.
Tasmania
There have been 609 new cases of COVID-19 in Tasmania, down slightly from 622 last week.
There are 15 cases in hospital; one in intensive care.
Three new death has been reported.
South Australia
South Australia has recorded 1,712 new cases this week, up slightly from 1,700 last week.
There are 47 COVID-19 patients in hospital; four are in intensive care.
There have been 43 deaths reported this week.
Australian Capital Territory
There have been 395 new cases this week, almost 100 less than last week.
There are six cases in hospital.
The Australian Capital Territory reported no deaths.
Western Australia
Western Australia has recorded 2,546 cases this week, up from last week's 2,390.
There are 60 COVID-19 patients in hospital; none are in intensive care.
There have been four deaths reported this week. They date back to February 18.
One thing to know: New COVID wave 'likely' underway in NSW, latest report shows
The next wave of COVID-19 transmission may be underway in New South Wales, new data suggests.
There were 6,941 people diagnosed across the state in the week ending March 4, the latest weekly surveillance report showed, an 8.6 per cent increase over the previous week.
Together with an increase in the number of people with COVID-19 going to emergency departments who needed to be admitted, the numbers were "likely to mark the beginning of new wave in transmission", the report noted.
University of Sydney public health expert Alexandra Martiniuk said the uptick in emergency department presentations indicated the case numbers signalled a true increase.
"What you can see is an aberration where maybe more people got tested. But that is probably reflecting a true increase when you see also an increased bump up in emergency department presentations," she said.
