Zero new COVID-19 cases recorded with SA cluster under control

Thursday 19 November 2020

Australia recorded 8 new COVID-19 infections overnight; however these were returned travellers in hotel quarantine:

Importantly, there were zero new locally transmitted cases, with South Australia seemingly getting their outbreak under control after isolating 4,000 people and implementing a full 6-day lockdown:

Australia now has 96 active COVID-19 cases, of which 45 are locally acquired:

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About the author

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.