Australia records 5 new local COVID infections

Leith van Onselen

Tuesday 5 January 2021

Australia recorded 5 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections overnight, 2 in NSW and 3 in Victoria:

Australia now has 217 active local cases:

190 of these infections are in NSW:

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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.