Australia has reported 17 additional COVID-19 deaths, while a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia has been placed into lockdown.
Of the new deaths announced on Monday, New South Wales recorded seven, Queensland six, Victoria three, and the ACT one.
NSW recorded 4,916 new COVID-19 cases, its fifth consecutive day of new cases under 10,000.
New cases dropped by 666 from Sunday and deaths were down by two thirds.
The seven newest people to die with the virus were all men, aged between their 60s and 90s.
There are 1,288 patients in hospital, 74 of them in intensive care and 33 are on ventilators.
Along with its three COVID-related deaths, Victoria reported 5,611 new cases on Monday, taking the state within 2000 of tallying one million infections since the pandemic began.
There are 361 patients are in hospital with COVID-19 in the state, three more than the previous day, with 49 in ICU and 11 requiring ventilation.
A $200 million stimulus package has also been unveiled to boost Victoria's economic recovery as the "fog" lifts from its Omicron wave.
The state government on Monday announced the funding, which includes about $100 million in rebate schemes to entice people to spend on dining, entertainment and travel within the state.
Queensland on Monday also reported 4,114 new cases, with the government hoping to lift a statewide suspension of elective surgery next week.
Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said there are 401 patients in hospital and another 34 in intensive care.
She said with hospital numbers falling some individual cases of elective surgery have occurred and a statewide suspension on elective surgery could be lifted next week.
"Our statewide suspension of elective surgery is still in place till the end of the month," Ms D'Ath told reporters on Monday.
"So I'm really hoping that when I talk to all the HHSs (Hospital and health services) over the next few days, and senior leadership in health, that they're going to be able to say to me that we can get back to having elective surgery.
"It will probably be phased in, but we will have more to say about that in the next few days."
However, she said discussions were still underway about lifting other restrictions such as the indoor face mask mandate.
It was confirmed in the ACT on Monday a man in his 80s had become the territory's latest COVID-19 fatality.
The ACT reported 458 new cases on Monday - 186 from PCR tests and a further 272 from rapid antigen tests.
Hospitalisations continue their downward trend, with 37 patients being treated.
Of those, one is in intensive care and on a ventilator.
South Australia reported another 1,217 COVID-19 cases as the number of active infections there continues to fall.
SA Health said on Monday 12,946 people currently have the virus with 190 in hospital including 13 people in intensive care, three of whom require ventilators.
Premier Steven Marshall also welcomed the return of international travellers on Monday with the lifting of Australia's border restrictions.
He said the border closure had been punishing on families, businesses and the visitor economy.
It comes as a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia was placed into lockdown after two people tested positive to COVID-19.
Premier Mark McGowan on Monday said WA had 213 new local cases and 11 travel-related infections.
He warned more cases were likely in the community of Mantamaru, also known as Jameson, about 1,000km east of Kalgoorlie.
Mr McGowan said the two people who had tested positive there had travelled into WA from South Australia via back roads, breaching the state's border rules.
"They've been fined as a consequence," Mr McGowan told reporters. "Police have locked down that community. The people who were positive are in quarantine and police are monitoring the situation.
"We expect there will be other people infected and we'll do what we can to manage that situation in the community."
WA Health on Sunday said there were about 50 people in the community, and five close contacts linked to the cases were also isolating.
The department said it was working with Ngaanyatjarra Health Service to manage the outbreak.
There are around 230 remote Aboriginal communities in WA, with low vaccination rates a concern in those parts of the state.
WA's active case tally has grown to more than 1,000 as the state prepares to reopen its borders to vaccinated travellers from 3 March.
New public health measures are now in effect in Perth and five other regions, including a density rule at hospitality venues of one person per two square metres.
Home gatherings are now capped at 30 people and private outdoor events in non-home settings capped at 200 people. Visitor limits have also come into effect at hospitals and aged care facilities.
The Northern Territory reported 627 new COVID-19 infections on Monday.
NT Health officials said 123 people remained in hospital with COVID-19, including three in intensive care.
There are 6106 active infections.
A Qantas flight from London was due to touch down in Darwin on Monday morning following the opening of Australia's international borders.
It comes after the airline recently decided to continue using the Top End as the departure point for direct flights to London in the first half of 2022.
Tourism Minister Natasha Fyles said the Territory's management of the pandemic had put it in a strong position to welcome the return of international visitors.
"This will be an economic shot in the arm for tourism businesses who have been doing it incredibly tough over the past two years," she said.
"We will continue to support the tourism industry and business with a suite of support and marketing measures positioning the Northern Territory as the perfect place to visit and explore."
Tasmania, meanwhile, has recorded a slight rise in new COVID-19 cases and overall active infections.
The island state reported 569 new cases on Monday, up from 555 on Sunday.
There are 3691 documented active cases statewide, an increase of two from 24 hours earlier.
Ten people are in hospital, with three of those receiving treatment specifically for the virus. Two people are in intensive care.
Tasmania has recorded 24 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, with 11 of those occurring since the state reopened borders on 15 December.
