Of the eligible population in NSW, 46.2 per cent are now fully vaccinated and 78.5 per cent have had their first dose. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has pledged to loosen lockdown restrictions once 70 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated. VictoriaVictorian authorities are working to identify the close contacts of hundreds of Covid-19 cases with young people continuing to be the worst hit in the outbreak. Thousands of people gathering in Melbourne's CBD last month to protest lockdown restrictions. QueenslandQueensland has recorded two new locally acquired Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 12, 2021 22:51 UTC