NSW records another 89 local COVID cases

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NSW Health has recorded another 89 local COVID cases over the past 24 hours:

Of the 89 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night, 64 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD), 15 are from South Eastern Sydney LHD, 5 are from Sydney LHD, 3 are from Western Sydney LHD 1 is from Northern Sydney LHD and 1 is from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD.

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There are currently 65 COVID-19 cases admitted to hospital, with 21 people in intensive care, four of whom require ventilation.

NSW Health also recorded the death of a man in his 70s, who was a confirmed COVID-19 case. He was a resident of the eastern suburbs.

NSW now has around 715 active local COVID cases:

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NSW COVID cases

Still rising fast.

The next chart plots NSW’s daily case count against Victoria’s in Winter-Spring last year:

NSW vs VIC outbreaks

Victoria’s outbreak still worse.

NSW’s outbreak is still tracking behind Victoria’s.

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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.