Australia’s COVID outbreak spirals out of control

Saturday 4 September 2021

Australia’s Delta outbreak continues to spiral out of control.

First, Victoria recorded another 190 cases today with only 103 linked to known cases and outbreaks:

Reported yesterday: 190 new local cases and 0 new cases acquired overseas.
– 35,464 vaccine doses were administered
– 49,548 test results were received

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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.