NSW records 496 COVID cases, 8 deaths as Sydney reopens

Sunday 10 October 2021

NSW Health has recorded 496 locally acquired COVID cases and eight deaths:

NSW #COVID19 UPDATE – MONDAY 11 OCTOBER 2021

👉 90.3% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
👉 73.5% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
👉 83,498 tests in the last 24 hours
👉 496 new locally acquired cases pic.twitter.com/76NkjZwMz3

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) October 10, 2021

The next chart plots NSW’s cases against Victoria’s:

NSW’ active cases have fallen to 6731:

Today, fully vaccinated Sydney residents exited lockdown is what has been labelled “freedom day”. It will be interesting watching how cases respond.

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.