Australia's COVID-19 infections gap lower

Australia recorded only 9 new COVID-19 infections overnight, well down on the 28 recorded yesterday:

Victoria recorded only 6 new infections, with Melbourne’s 14-day average falling to 9.9, thus edging closer to the 5 case average required to ease draconian restrictions on 19 October:

By comparison, NSW recorded 3 new COVID-19 cases. However, these were reportedly locally acquired, thus breaking the 11 day streak of no local transmission. In turn, this puts at jeopardy the plan to open QLD’s border to NSW.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.

Australia’s COVID-19 infections gap lower