Australia has reported more than 1,700 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths in the past 24 hours with 1,312 infections reported in Victoria, 403 in New South Wales and eight in the Australian Capital Territory.
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Health authorities in NSW have traced the source of mystery Omicron cluster in Sydney to Nigeria, as six new cases of the virus variant were recorded in the 24 hours to 8pm (local time) yesterday.