Australia COVID-19

• Sydney posts record COVID-19 cases as Delta variant outbreak continues

  Sydney reported a record 279 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, up from the previous high of 259 the day before.

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  Aug 5, 2021
  
• Australia sees spike in COVID-19 cases despite lockdown

  New South Wales state, home to the country's most populous city Sydney, logged 110 new cases, up from 78 the day before.

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  Jul 20, 2021
  
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• Sydney, Australia, extends lockdown by 2 weeks as COVID-19 cases grow

  "We want to get out of this lockdown as soon as we can and that is why we have the settings in place that we have."

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  Jul 13, 2021
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• Sydney fights to contain COVID-19 Delta variant spread as minister tests positive

  Eleven new local cases were reported on Thursday, taking the total infections in the latest outbreak to more than 40.

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  Jun 23, 2021
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Australia COVID-19 hotspot goes 28 days infection-free after long lockdown

  The spread of the virus was only contained after a lockdown lasting more than 100 days.

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  Nov 26, 2020
• Australia reports deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic as cases escalate

  Victoria reported 21 deaths - two more than the previous deadliest days earlier this week - and 410 new cases in the past 24 hours, ending a run of three consecutive days with new infections below 400.

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  Aug 11, 2020
• Australia sends emergency medical teams to coronavirus-ravaged nursing homes

  Aged care homes are at the centre of Australia's worst outbreak in Melbourne, with 804 active COVID-19 cases linked to homes across the larger Victoria state, including workers.

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  Jul 29, 2020
• ‘No dancing, no singing’: Australia coronavirus measures increase as surge spreads

  Australia on Friday posted its second biggest one-day rise in new COVID-19 infections, with 438 cases.

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  Jul 17, 2020
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• Australia to close border between 2 largest states as coronavirus cases spike

  The border between the states of New South Wales — home to Sydney — and Victoria — home to Melbourne — is due to be shut late Tuesday.

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  Jul 6, 2020