Abstract
Nationally, there was a continuing downward trend in notifications of COVID-19. The daily average number of cases for this reporting period was 13 compared to an average of 18 cases per day in the previous fortnight. There were 176 cases of COVID-19 and 7 deaths this fortnight, bringing the cumulative case count to 27,582 and 905 deaths. New South Wales reported the highest proportion of cases this fortnight (42%; 74/176), the majority of which were overseas acquired (52). Locally-acquired cases accounted for 31% (54/176) of all cases reported this fortnight. While the majority of these were reported from Victoria (33/54), there continues to be a decrease in new cases in this state resulting from public health interventions. Testing rates increased during the reporting period and remain high overall at 10.3 tests per week per 1,000 persons. There was variability in the testing rate by jurisdiction, with testing rates depending on the epidemic context. The overall positivity rate for the reporting period was 0.05%, with Western Australia reporting a positivity rate of 0.21% for this reporting period. In all other jurisdictions the positivity rate was ≤ 0.06%.
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