NSW has recorded 2,482 COVID-19 cases and one death, the highest ever number of infections recorded in any Australian jurisdiction in a 24-hour reporting period.
There are now 206 people admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 treatment.
Abc News reports the latest figures were taken from more than 137,149 tests conducted in the reporting period.
Two weeks ago, the daily infection figure was 325 and then 560 cases were recorded a week after that on December 11.
The latest case numbers have surpassed Victoria's daily COVID-19 infection peak of 2,297 on October 14.
[Source: Abc.news.com.au]
