Deaths stand at 1,256 but the mortality rate from Delta is lower than last year due to higher vaccination rates among the vulnerable population. While the state is on high alert, officials stopped short of enforcing a lockdown.Īustralia had been faring relatively well until the latest wave, but a sluggish vaccine rollout left it vulnerable to the more virulent Delta strain. Officials are racing to trace the source after an aviation worker, who has not travelled interstate or overseas recently, contracted the virus. The northeast state of Queensland reported four cases, including its first mystery case in almost two months. Neighbouring Victoria reported 867 new cases, its biggest daily rise ever, and four deaths. New South Wales reported 863 new cases on Tuesday, up from 787 a day earlier, and seven new deaths. The number of COVID-19 cases recorded by Australia since the beginning of the pandemic topped 100,000 on Tuesday, with around 70% of those detected since a Delta-variant fuelled wave hit the country in mid-June. "The strongest possible reason to be vaccinated is to save your life," Hunt said. The national vaccine rate is currently around 52%.įederal Health Minister Greg Hunt welcomed the New South Wales roadmap and urged people to get vaccinated as soon as possible. The Delta-fuelled outbreak has divided state and territory leaders, with some presiding over virus-free parts of the country indicating they will defy a federal plan to reopen internal borders once the adult population reaches 80% vaccination, expected in November.
Along with the capital Canberra, both cities are in a weeks-long lockdown. 11 in New South Wales, home to Sydney, and more curbs will be eased once 80% of its adult population becomes fully vaccinated, expected by the end of October.Īustralia is pursuing a faster reopening through higher vaccination rates despite persistent infections, largely in its two biggest cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Pubs, cafes, gyms and hairdressers will reopen to fully vaccinated people on Oct.
The two-tier system, designed to encourage more people to get vaccinated, has been criticised for both penalising vulnerable groups who have not had access to inoculations and for falling short of providing a real incentive for the vaccine hesitant. "Life for the unvaccinated will be very difficult indefinitely." "A lot of businesses have said they will not accept anyone who is unvaccinated," Berejiklian told Seven News on Tuesday. 1.īerejiklian said people who choose not to be vaccinated could be barred entry to shops, restaurants and entertainment venues even after the state lifts all restrictions against them on Dec. Under a roadmap to exit lockdown in Australia's biggest city, unvaccinated people are already subject to delays in freedoms that will be gradually granted to inoculated residents between Oct. SYDNEY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Sydney residents who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 risk being barred from various social activities even when they are freed from stay-at-home orders in December, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned on Tuesday. Queensland reports first mystery case in nearly two months.Daily case numbers in Sydney, Melbourne hotspots climb.Officials warn unvaccinated face 'difficult life indefinitely'.Australia's total COVID-19 cases top 100,000.
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