People in protective face masks walk under the Sydney Harbor Bridge during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, September 3, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
MELBOURNE — Australia’s New South Wales state reported 1,485 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections and three further deaths on Sunday, as authorities are struggling to contain a growing Delta outbreak.
There are 1,030 people admitted to hospital, with 175 of them in intensive care unit, the New South Wales health ministry said on Twitter.
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