New daily infections have spiked from 260 cases on Tuesday and 208 cases on Monday – which was a drop from 286 cases on Sunday.There are now 151 people in hospital with the virus, with 25 in intensive care.The double-dose vaccination rate for NSW residents aged over 16 has reached 92.9 per cent, while 94.7 per cent have had at least one shot.Of people aged 12 to 15, 77.3 have had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine and 81.4 per cent have had at least one dose.There were 92,566 coronavirus tests conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm on Tuesday.There were 31 cases of the Omicron variant in NSW at the most recent update on Tuesday.Health officials said on Wednesday morning there were two more “likely” cases linked to a harbour party boat cruise event at the weekend.NSW Health has issued a public health alert after five cases of Covid-19 were identified from the Friday night party, including the two possible Omicron infections.Meanwhile, Victoria has recorded 1312 new cases and five Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours. There are now 303 infected Victorians in hospital, with 51 in intensive care and 27 on a ventilator. A total of 79,490 tests were received and 3858 vaccines administered at state hubs.More than 91 per cent of eligible Victorians are now fully vaccinated.The state now has 11,331 active cases.
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