Australia COVID-19 Outbreak Grows by 10,000 in One Day

Residents enjoy their afternoon on the Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 22, 2021, amid number of COVID-19 cases that keeps on the rise across the New South Wales state ahead of the Christmas festivities. (Photo by Mohammad FAROOQ / AFP) Photo by MOHAMMAD FAROOQ/AFP via Getty Images

Australia has surpassed the unwanted milestone of 10,000 new COVID-19 infections in one day, spurred by high case numbers in the three southern states of New South Wales (NSW), Victoria and South Australia (SA).

NSW reported 6324 new cases while Victoria had 1999, with the two states forming the bulk of the country’s near 10,200 new infections.