<p>Australian officials said on Friday there just under 200 active cases of Covid-19 in the country, the lowest number in more than four months and well down from a peak of just over 8,000 in mid-August.</p>.<p>Officials reported just 11 new infections in the past 24 hours, the bulk of which were people already in hotel quarantine after arriving from overseas.</p>.<p>Australian states and territories have begun further relaxing domestic travel bans, although some restrictions remain.</p>.<p>In Victoria state, which accounts for more than 90% of the country's 905 Covid-19 deaths, a weeks-long stringent lockdown in the city of Melbourne was eased earlier this week.</p>.<p>Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Friday said her state would reopen to visitors from neighbouring New South Wales, with the exception of Sydney residents.</p>.<p>Australia has recorded just over 27,500 novel coronavirus infections, far fewer than many other developed countries.</p>
<p>Australian officials said on Friday there just under 200 active cases of Covid-19 in the country, the lowest number in more than four months and well down from a peak of just over 8,000 in mid-August.</p>.<p>Officials reported just 11 new infections in the past 24 hours, the bulk of which were people already in hotel quarantine after arriving from overseas.</p>.<p>Australian states and territories have begun further relaxing domestic travel bans, although some restrictions remain.</p>.<p>In Victoria state, which accounts for more than 90% of the country's 905 Covid-19 deaths, a weeks-long stringent lockdown in the city of Melbourne was eased earlier this week.</p>.<p>Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Friday said her state would reopen to visitors from neighbouring New South Wales, with the exception of Sydney residents.</p>.<p>Australia has recorded just over 27,500 novel coronavirus infections, far fewer than many other developed countries.</p>