NSW records another 753 COVID cases

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NSW Health has recorded another 753 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours:

Of these locally acquired cases, 134 are linked to a known case or cluster – 108 are household contacts and 26 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 619 cases is under investigation.

73 cases were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 22 were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Forty-nine cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 609 cases remains under investigation.

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608 people are in NSW hospitals being treated for COVID with 107 in ICU.

The next chart plots NSW’s daily cases against Victoria’s winter-spring outbreak last year, which shut Melbourne down for 14 weeks:

Daily COVID cases

Past peak?

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There are now around 11,500 active recorded local COVID cases in NSW:

NSW active COVID cases

Active cases still rising.

Hopefully NSW’s outbreak is nearing its peak.

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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.