Australia's Daily Covid Cases Surge Past 10,000 for First Time.

The mostpopulous state also reported its first known death fromthe omicron variant -- a man in his 80s with underlyinghealth issues who had received two doses of vaccine andbecame infected in his nursing home. (Bloomberg) -- Australia reported more than 10,000 dailyCovid-19 cases for the first time since the start of thepandemic amid the rapid spread of the omicron strain. [Extracted from the article]