It’s been two weeks since restrictions eased on June 1, so what’s happening to Australia’s COVID-19 curve?
Key points:
- There have been 61 new cases in Australia since Saturday, 30 of them are from overseas
- All but one of these cases have been in NSW and Victoria
- Dr Katherine Gibney said new cases could be credited to our high rates of testing
Compared to the low coronavirus infection numbers we have become used to seeing in Australia, this week we’ve seen a big jump.
New cases have been in the double digits for four consecutive days.
But the fact we’re even talking about it is a sign of just how well Australia has handled the pandemic.
It is also one of the reasons the recent rise is noticeable, because the week before had abnormally low levels of infection.
It’s not a spike — not by any stretch — and it is worth remembering that not all cases