COVID-19 case numbers in NSW are doubling every four days, but the state’s testing system is stretched and pathology labs may not have the capacity to identify very high caseloads.
Cases in NSW are doubling every 4.3 days, according to University of South Australia epidemiologist Professor Adrian Esterman. Each positive COVID-19 case in the state is, on average, infecting 1.9 other people.
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Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
