NSW covid cases surge by 112

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NSW Health has recorded another 112 new COVID infections across the state over the past 24 hours:

Of the 112 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 84 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 16 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 7 are from Western Sydney LHD and 5 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD.

There are currently 63 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 18 people in intensive care, four of whom require ventilation.

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There are now around 620 active local infections across NSW with the trend worsening:

NSW COVID

Cases rising fast.

Here’s how NSW’s current outbreak is now tracking against Victoria’s winter-spring outbreak last year:

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NSW daily COVID cases

Tracking just below Victoria’s 2020 outbreak.

More to come…

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.