Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he tested positive for Covid-19, joining other top government officials in contracting the disease as the daily infection rate surpassed 100,000 for the first time amid an outbreak of the Omicron variant.
The country reported 116,025 new cases, smashing the previous day's record of just over 78,000, according to Reuters. Nearly 100,000 of the new cases were in the most populous states Victoria, which is home to the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, and New South Wales.
The country reported 25 new Covid-19 related deaths, its highest since the peak of the Delta wave in October 2021.
