COVID cases rocket across QLD, TAS and ACT

Friday, 7 January 2022

Queensland recorded a pandemic high 10,953 new COVID cases over the past 24 hours, taking total active cases to 53,203:

Obviously, the true number of infections is much higher because many people are taking at-home tests or are not testing at all.

Nevertheless, there are 14 people in Queensland being treated for COVID in ICU, three of whom are on ventilators.

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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.