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COVID cases are rising but we probably won't need more restrictions unless a worse variant hits

  • Written by: Tony Blakely, Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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COVID case numbers are tracking up in Australia, with an average of 57,000 new cases recorded each day.

New South Wales is recording around 21,000 cases a day, the highest number in two months, while Victoria has around 10,000 a day.

Some states may be at or close to the peak of this latest wave, with their growth in cases slowing,...

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