New COVID-19 variant leads to increase in cases

Australian Government

8 November 2022 - A statement from Professor Paul Kelly, Australian Government Chief Medical Officer, on the increase in COVID-19 cases due to a new Omicron variant.

We are seeing an increase in COVID-19 case numbers in Australia, reflecting community transmission of the Omicron variant XBB.

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