Read the transcript of the press conference given by Professor Brendan Murphy, Chief Medical Officer, about coronavirus (COVID-19). BRENDAN MURPHY: National Cabinet is still progressing through measures and will be making some final decisions on adjustments of measures at the meeting on Friday.
And I will be joining the Prime Minister at a press conference after that. So today I am just going to give the brief general health update which we have been used to getting.
The current number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Australia is 6,849 and unfortunately 96 deaths. So whilst our death rate is much, much lower than many comparable countries it is still a terrible thing that 96 Australians have lost their lives due to this virus.