Australia records more than 2,000 new cases in a single day

For the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia has recorded more than 2,000 new cases in a single day. Almost 1600 was in NSW alone.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard addresses media during a press conference in Sydney, Saturday, September 11, 2021 Source: AAP

Despite the high case load in Sydney, beaches across the city were packed, as temperatures pushed towards 30 degrees.

 But Health Minister Brad Hazzard wasn't letting it concern him.