New COVID-19 cases have jumped by 18 percent nationally – the highest week-on-week increase since the start of December.
More than 26,500 new cases were reported across states and territories this week. The Northern Territory saw the biggest jump with twice as many cases reported (225 up from 105 last week).
99 deaths were reported this week, and more than 1,500 people were hospitalised nationwide.
COVID-19 in Australia
New South Wales
New cases reported: 9,684 (8,563 last week)
Deaths: 25 (22 last week)
Hospitalisations: 891 (872 last week)
ICU: 16 (13 last week)
Victoria
New cases reported: 5,225 (4,467 last week)
Deaths: 35 (25 last week)
Hospitalisations: 180 (152 last week)
ICU: 10 (10 last week)
Queensland
New cases reported: 3,650 (3,207 last week)
Deaths: 16 (16 last week)
Hospitalisations: 183 (176 last week)
ICU: 2 (5 last week)
Western Australia
New cases reported: 3,246 (2,015 last week)
Deaths: 7 (7 last week)
Hospitalisations: 101 (64 last week)
ICU: 2 (1 last week)
South Australia
New cases reported: 3,179 (2,888 last week)
Deaths: 12 (2 last week)
Hospitalisations: 138 (135 last week)
ICU: 4 (5 last week)
Tasmania
New cases reported: 796 (748 last week)
Deaths: 2 (2 last week)
Hospitalisations: 23 (19 last week)
ICU: 0 (0 last week)
ACT
New cases reported: 526 (515 last week)
Deaths: 1 (0 last week)
Hospitalisations: 21 (14 last week)
ICU: 0 (1 last week)
Northern Territory
New cases reported: 225 (105 last week)
Deaths: 0 (0 last week)
Hospitalisations: 3 (19 last week)
ICU: 0
Originally published by Cosmos as COVID-19 in Australia by the numbers: Week ending 31 March
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