NSW COVID outbreak grows to 112

Thursday 24 December 2020

NSW has recorded another 9 locally acquired COVID-19 infections, 7 of which are linked directly to the Avalon outbreak:

This takes the total number of local COVID-19 infections nationally to 112, all of which are from NSW:

The Christmas and New Years celebrations will be the litmus test and represent potential super spreading events. The next two weeks will show whether the outbreak is under control.

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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.