COVID-19 update: Victoria records highest number of cases, NRL grand final to go ahead this weekend

This is your update on the Coronavirus in Australia for 2 October 2021.

People are seen crossing Bourke Street in Melbourne. Source: AAP/DANIEL POCKETT

Victoria sets new record with 1,488 local cases
NSW records 813 locally acquired cases
ACT records 52 new cases
Queensland records two cases in home quarantine.

Victoria

Victoria set a new record with 1,488 local COVID-19 cases and two deaths. This is the state’s highest-ever daily case tally. Currently there are 429 people in hospital with COVID, 97 are in an ICU and 54 on a ventilator.

Multiple medical facilities are among the latest tier 1 additions to

Victoria's COVID exposure site list

. They include regional sites in Warrnambool, Shepparton, Gisborne, East Bendigo, Muckatah and Ballarat.

Treasurer Tim Pallas announced a $196.6 million support package that will provide one-off payments to eligible businesses, including sole traders, to cover restrictions from September 21 to October 4.

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New South Wales

NSW has recorded 813 locally acquired cases, and 10 deaths.

There are 1,005 people in NSW in hospital, 202 people in intensive care, 99 of those people require ventilation.

NSW Health's Dr Jeremy McAnulty urged residents to follow the health orders and not gather illegally in private homes ahead of this weekend's Rugby League Grand Final held on Sunday in Brisbane.

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The ACT has recorded 52 new COVID-19 cases with at least 29 of those were infectious in the community.
Queensland authorities say the two new cases are in home quarantine. They are two children, and both are linked to Brisbane’s aviation cluster.
Queensland’s Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said there will be pop-up vaccination clinics around the stadium hosting tomorrow's NRL grand final.

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Quarantine, travel, testing clinics and pandemic disaster payment

Quarantine and testing requirements are managed and enforced by state and territory governments:

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