Officials admitted Thursday's numbers, a 50% jump to Wednesday's 950 cases, is a "Major setback" in managing the flare-up, as they race to vaccinate the state's 5.5 million adult population.
A total of 941 new cases were reported in New South Wales on Thursday, the majority in state capital Sydney, while Queensland recorded six and the Australian Capital Territory 31 infections.
EASING FINANCIAL SUPPORT A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along a deserted city bridge during morning commute hours on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021.
REUTERS/Sandra Sanders A woman wearing a protective face mask walks along a deserted city bridge during morning commute hours on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021.
Victoria's businesses will receive a fresh A$2.27 billion support from the federal government through the next six weeks at which point the state should hit that dosage target, from around 50% now.
The federal government decision to wind down support payments, shared equally between states and Canberra, will put pressure on virus-free states to keep their economies open and avoid lockdowns to fight future outbreaks.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been pressing all states and territories to begin living with the virus once full inoculations reach 70%-80% but Queensland and Western Australia, largely COVID-free, flagged they may delay their reopening.
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