Nearly 20m fully vaxxed against COVID-19

The federal government's Operation COVID Shield reports that 19.7 million people are fully jabbed - or 95 per cent of people aged 16 or older.

Almost 13.5 million people have had a booster shot, or 69.4 per cent of the eligible population, while 706,824 adults have had a fourth shot.

On Tuesday, the states and territories reported a combined total of 47,634 new COVID-19 infections and 49 deaths, with the Northern Territory being the only jurisdiction not to report a fatality.

LATEST 24-HOUR COVID-19 DATA:

NSW: 10,321 new cases, 17 deaths, 1538 in hospital with 55 in ICU

Victoria: 12,722 new cases, 18 deaths, 519 in hospital with 34 in ICU

Tasmania: 1021 new cases, one death, 40 in hospital with one in ICU

Queensland: 6566 new cases, three deaths, 456 in hospital with 14 in ICU

South Australia: 3283 cases, three deaths, 222 in hospital with six in ICU

Western Australia: 12,390 cases, six deaths, 286 in hospital with eight in ICU

ACT: 987 cases, one death, 73 in hospital with five in ICU

Northern Territory: 344 cases, no deaths, 34 in hospital, none in ICU

Australian Associated Press