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
ShutterstockCOVID 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,...
