Australia Covid update: NSW reports 239 new cases and seven ICU patients in their 20s

Gladys Berejiklian says higher vaccination rates the only way to live with Delta' as Queensland cluster grows to 18 on first day of snap lockdown

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Gladys Berejiklian has said New South Wales plans to break vaccination records this month in an effort to control Covid-19, as the state recorded 239 new cases - the equal-highest daily figure in the current Delta outbreak.

The NSW premier on Sunday said higher vaccination rates were the only way to live with Delta or any other horrific strain that comes along" and urged people in NSW to make August their month to come out and get vaccinated.