Covid cases rise sharply in NSW to more than 30,000 with data glitch only partly to blame

Victoria also recorded its highest daily coronavirus case total in five weeks as the more-infectious Omicron subvariant spreads

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Covid-19 cases have spiked dramatically in New South Wales, with 30,402 new infections recorded, but authorities say it’s at least partly due to a data glitch.

NSW Health says about 10,000 positive rapid antigen tests registered between Sunday and Monday are included in figures released on Wednesday due to a data processing problem.

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