Weekend Australia coronavirus – outbreak accelerates

The Delta strain of COVID-19 in Australia is spreading more quickly, weekend reported new cases.

Report on Saturday (i.e. for Friday’s cases) by state.

NSW (Australia’s largest population state) recorded 319 new cases

up from 291 the previous day
138 were in isolation throughout their infectious period and 32 were in isolation for part of their infectious period. Fifty-one cases were infectious in the community, and the isolation status of 98 cases remains under investigation. i.e. potentially up to 181 were in circulation in the community while infectious … this sort of number is a key driver of the acceleration in cases

Victoria (Australia’s second-largest population state) recorded 29

up from 6 the previous day
None were in isolation while infectious (again, this will be a key driver of further infections)
all linked to previously reported cases

Queensland (north of NSW and Australia’s third mainland eastern state) recorded 13

Report on Sunday (i.e. for Saturday cases) by state.

NSW recorded new cases 262

down from 319 the previous day
46 cases were infectious in the community, 26 were in isolation for part of their infectious period, and the isolation status of 104 remains under investigation. i.e potentially up to 176 were in circulation in the community while infectious
NSW is the epicentre of Australia’s current wave, the recent run 239, 170, 210, 239, 207, 199, 233 262, 291, 319 and Sunday’s report of 262
And to finish up on the NSW weekend numbers, something a little more encouraging: The total number of vaccines administered in NSW is now 4,400,024

Victoria reported 11 new cases