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The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of each Australian jurisdiction's latest COVID-19 statistics for Friday, May 20.

You can get a more detailed, visual breakdown through the ABC's Charting the Spread story here.

You can jump to the COVID-19 information you want to read by clicking below.

Queensland: 

Nine more people have died with COVID-19 in Queensland, and 6,220 new cases have been recorded in the past day.

There are 11 people being treated for the virus in intensive care and 478 people hospitalised in total.

PCR testing rates have dropped by about 2,000 compared to the previous day.

New South Wales:

The state has recorded 10 more COVID-19 deaths. 

There are 1,226 cases in hospital, 41 of them in intensive care. 

Today there were a further 10,084 new cases announced.

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory has recorded 963 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday.

No new deaths have been reported.

There are a record 84 people in hospital with the virus in Canberra, four of those patients are in intensive care, with two people requiring ventilation.

Victoria:

There have been another 23 COVID-19 deaths in Victoria.

There are 514 cases in hospital, with 35 of whom are in intensive care, with eight requiring ventilation.

Today there were 12,556 new cases reported. 

Tasmania:

The state has recorded 967 new COVID-19 cases.

There is one person in intensive care and 44 people in hospital with the virus, with 26 people being treated specifically for COVID-19 symptoms.

There have been no new deaths.

Northern Territory:

The Northern Territory has reported one new death from COVID-19.

There were 290 new cases recorded in the territory in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday.

There are currently 23 patients in territory hospitals, four of whom are requiring oxygen and two who are in intensive care.

South Australia: 

Four people with COVID-19 have died and another 3,901 new cases have been reported in South Australia.

The number of people in hospital with the virus has dropped to 218.

There are 25,257 known active cases in SA.

Western Australia: 

The state has reported five more deaths related to COVID-19 and 15,205 new cases of the virus.

There are now 304 people being treated for COVID-19 in hospital, with 11 of them in intensive care.

Across Western Australia, there are now 89,985 known active cases.

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