January 3, 2022
Victoria state reported 8,577 new cases, a record for the state which eclipsed the previous peak of 7,442 on New Year’s Day.
Health care workers administer COVID-19 PCR tests at the St Vincent's Drive-through Clinic at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Australia’s Victoria state recorded a record number of new COVID cases Monday, Jan. 3 and hospitalizations surged in New South Wales as Prime Minister Scott Morrison assured Australians their health system will cope. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)