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New COVID-19 cases dip in Australia but hospitalizations rise

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="People stroll through a park in front of the Sydney Opera House amid easing of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney, Australia, May 20, 2020. Loren Elliott, Reuters/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/06/24/australia.jpg"/><figcaption>People stroll through a park in front of the Sydney Opera House amid easing of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney, Australia, May 20, 2020. <em>Loren Elliott, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SYDNEY - New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend, but remained well over 30,000 and hospitalizations rose further in New South Wales as concerns grow about potential strains on the national health system.</p><p>Newly diagnosed cases in New South Wales, the most populous state, dropped to 18,278 from 22,577 the day before as the number of tests conducted on New Year&#x27;s Day dropped by a quarter, health department figures showed.</p><p>But hospitalizations, which authorities have signaled is a figure they are more closely monitoring than total case numbers as they shift towards living with the virus, jumped by 18% to 1,066.</p><p>In Victoria, daily case numbers remained above 7,000 and Queensland reported a record 3,587 new cases.</p><p>&quot;As we enter a new year, we are entering a new battle against COVID-19,&quot; Queensland state Treasurer Cameron Dick said.</p><p>&quot;If we can slow the spread of the virus, that takes the pressure off our health system in particular,&quot; Dick said, asking people to get vaccinated and get booster shots, wear masks in indoor settings and work from home if possible.</p><p>With only Western Australia and the Northern Territory still to report figures on Sunday, the national tally of new cases was more than 32,200, below Saturday&#x27;s record of 35,327.</p><p>All Australian states, except for Western Australia, have begun to live with the virus as vaccination levels have risen, and the easing in restrictions has pushed cases higher.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/01/22/australia-starts-new-year-with-record-covid-19-cases">Australia starts 2022 with record coronavirus cases</a></li></ul><p>There were five deaths reported in New South Wales and Victoria, bringing the national death toll throughout the pandemic to almost 2,260 people. (Reporting by John Mair)</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1856288" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

New Australian COVID-19 cases dipped on Sunday as testing slowed over a holiday weekend.