Coronavirus cases and fatalities in Australia
The number is based on confirmed diagnostic tests. It is very likely that the true number of COVID-19 cases is higher as many cases are asymptomatic.
New COVID-19 cases and fatalities per day in Australia
This is a good indicator of “flattening the curve” — when there is a steady decreasing trend, it is an indicator that the spread of the disease is slowing down.
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Coronavirus symptoms (according to Australian Government Department of Health)
Symptoms include:
- fever
- coughing
- sore throat
- fatigue
- shortness of breath
If you are sick and think you might have COVID-19, check your symptoms using healthdirect’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Symptom Checker.
How to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Australia:
- practise good hygiene
- practise social distancing
- follow the limits for public gatherings
- understand how to self-isolate if you need to.
See more information and advice for people most at risk, including:
Looking after your mental health
Prioritising your mental health is important in difficult times.
If you are feeling worried or anxious about COVID-19 there are steps you can take. Find out more at Head to Health’s COVID‑19 support page.
The Prime Minister has activated the Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
To find out how the Australian Government is managing COVID-19, go to Government response to the outbreak.
Coronavirus in Australia News:
- July 23, 2021'They have got to find those links'
An expert says officials need to find out how coronavirus is spreading between households in Sydney in order to slow the outbreak, as the city braces for the latest figures.Epidemiologist Catherine Be … - July 23, 2021Victoria records 12 new local COVID-19 cases
A further 12 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Victoria overnight, as residents wait anxiously to find out whether the state's lockdown will be extended. The number is a drop on yesterday … - July 23, 2021'More people probably die of peanuts'
A Sydney doctor has called for young people in the city to have the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine – saying it's the only way out of lockdown.Dr GP Kean-Seng Lim from Mount Druitt said NSW is at … - July 23, 2021Two student nurses test positive to COVID-19
More than 100 staff and patients at a Sydney hospital have been sent into isolation after two student nurses tested positive to COVID-19.NSW health authorities confirmed on Friday night that 130 staff … - July 23, 2021Childcare centre fined after toddler was left on bus
A Western Australian daycare centre has been fined $10,000 after a toddler was left unsupervised inside a bus for almost two hours.Coolabaroo Neighbourhood Centre in the Perth suburb of Thornlie has t … - July 23, 2021Man avoids jail after teenage girls bashed in Sydney park
A Sydney man who kicked a teenage girl unconscious has narrowly avoided jail.William Shepley was one of three friends involved in a sickening brawl with high school students at Pirrama Park in Pyrmont … - July 23, 2021Australia avoids UNESCO downgrade of Great Barrier Reef
Australia has garnered enough international support to defer for two years an attempt by the United Nations' cultural organisation to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status … - July 23, 2021Torrential rainfall puts a city of 10 million underwater
- July 23, 2021'I wasn't feeling too crash hot': Wallabies fan on catching COVID-19
A man has spoken out about testing positive to COVID-19 after attending a rugby match now believed to be a super-spreader event at Melbourne's AAMI Park.Zac, 21, spoke exclusively to 9News as he … - July 23, 2021PM rejects Victorian Premier's call to put 'ring of steel' around Sydney
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews' call to enforce a "ring of steel" around Sydney.Mr Andrews today called for the city to be encased in a ring …