NSW COVID cases surge by 110

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NSW Health has just reported another 110 new local COVID cases over the past 24 hours:

Of these locally acquired cases, 54 are linked to a known case or cluster – 40 are household contacts and 14 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 56 cases is under investigation.

Thirty-seven cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 17 cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Forty-three cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 13 cases remains under investigation.

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There are currently 106 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 23 people in intensive care, 11 of whom require ventilation.

For comparative purposes, the next chart plots NSW’s daily case numbers against Victoria’s Winter-Spring outbreak last year, which saw Melbourne locked-down for 14 consecutive weeks:

NSW COVID infections

Australia’s two biggest outbreaks compared.

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NSW now has more than 1300 active infections. Below shows how NSW is tracking against Victoria’s outbreak last year:

NSW active COVID cases

NSW still a long way from peaking.

Australia’s COVID winter of discontent continues…

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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.