Like preparing for war': Australia's hospitals brace for coronavirus peak
Australia now has 5894 coronavirus cases.
To date, 46 Australians have died from COVID-19.
Overseas travellers still account for the largest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections but local transmission is growing.
Of the 2637 NSW cases, 397 were confirmed to have been acquired in Australia, from no known source.
The graph below shows the rising COVID-19 death toll in Australia.
