Read the transcript of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd's press conference about coronavirus (COVID-19). PROFESSOR MICHAEL KIDD: Here is the update in Australia as of 3pm today, 6,948 people were diagnosed with COVID-19, tragically 97 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in Australia.
Eight new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours with no additional deaths. There were no new cases reported in the ACT, the Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia, or Tasmania.
6179 people are reported to have recovered from COVID-19 in Australia. We currently have 49 people who are in hospital, 16 people in intensive care units, and 14 people on ventilators.