NSW records another 65 COVID cases

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NSW Health has recorded another 65 new local COVID cases over the past 24 hours:

There have been 929 locally acquired cases reported since 16 June 2021, when the first case in the Bondi cluster was reported.

There are currently 73 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 19 people in intensive care, five of whom require ventilation.

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The are now more than 800 active local cases across NSW:

NSW active COVID cases

Yet to peak.

The next chart plots NSW’s current outbreak against Victoria’s in Winter-Spring 2020, with NSW tracking well behind:

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NSW vs Victoria

NSW tracking well behind Victoria’s 2020 outbreak.

Hopefully, NSW’s outbreak has already peaked. But it is too early to know.

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.