Read the transcript of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan's press conference on COVID-19 on 12 May 2020. ALISON MCMILLAN: I can tell you that as of this moment there are 6964 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia.
That's 18 up on the last 24 hours, but I'm pleased to be able to say that 6229 people are now recovered from COVID-19, and we should remember that many- most people make a full recovery.
We've seen almost five and a half million downloads of the COVIDSafe app, and we do encourage everyone to continue to download and register on that app, particularly as we relax the restrictions.
We've seen 877,000 tests conducted in Australia, which is a mammoth effort, and we are really appreciative of all of those people who