The death toll in New South Wales from their latest Covid outbreak has risen to five.

Quarantine-free travel with the Australian state remains suspended, while the New Zealand Government has extended the travel bubble pause with Victoria until at least Wednesday.

The Government is also keeping a close eye on Queensland and South Australia, which have recorded single-digit community cases in the past day.

Māni Dunlop spoke with Deakin University public health expert Professor Catherine Bennett about the state of the outbreak.