COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 48 Reporting period ending 15 August 2021
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2021.45.48Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2, novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19, acute respiratory disease, epidemiology, AustraliaAbstract
Trends – The weekly number of new COVID-19 cases has been increasing since mid-June 2021. The daily average of 352 cases for this reporting period was nearly double the previous fortnight’s daily average of 187 cases. There were 4,927 cases of COVID-19 this fortnight, bringing the 2021 cumulative case count to 10,793.
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