Spike in COVID-19 cases in NSW, Victoria records 1193 infections

New South Wales has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases overnight recording 560 new infections.

Three people died with the virus.

It comes as the state reported 516 new cases yesterday.

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There are 150 people hospitalised with the virus and 25 people in intensive care.

More than 93 per cent of the state's eligible population is now fully vaccinated.

Three cases of the Omicron variant were confirmed by NSW Health overnight.

There are now 45 cases of the variant in NSW.

Victoria sees slight drop in COVID-19 infections

Victoria saw a slight drop in COVID-19 cases, recording 1193 new infections overnight.

Thirteen people died in Victoria with the virus.

There are currently 323 people in hospital with the virus and 68 people in intensive care.

More than 92 per cent of the state's population over the age of 12 is now fully vaccinated.

Queensland records one new case

Queensland has recorded one new locally acquired COVID-19 case in the past 24 hours.

The person was mentioned yesterday as a person of interest and has since been confirmed as a positive case.

The case was infectious in the community for five days.

The person is believed to have contracted the virus at Bunnings.

"It reminds us all you can get the virus anywhere and we have to remain vigilant," Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said.

"The genomic sequencing we've gotten back so far is Delta."

Quarantine arrangements for fully vaccinated close contacts are also changing from January 1.

If you are a close contact and fully vaccinated you will only need to quarantine for seven days.

From day eight to 14, people must avoid high-risk settings and wear a mask.

Casual contacts will only need to get a negative test result from January 1.

Seven cases in SA

Seven new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in South Australia in the past 24 hours, including three mystery infections detected in the community.

The cases include four men aged between 20 and 40, and three women aged between 20 and 60.

One of the cases acquired the virus interstate. Three others are known contacts of previously reported cases.

Five of the seven are fully vaccinated and two are unvaccinated.

There are currently 54 active cases, and three currently in hospital.

Eleven cases in ACT

The ACT has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19.

There are 76 active cases of the disease in the territory, but only five are in hospital.

Of residents aged over 12 in the ACT, 98.2 per cent are vaccinated.