In Depth

'Brakes are failing' on NSW's COVID-19 response as cases double every 10 days

Michael Parris
August 24 2021 - 8:00am
The inner-city streets of Newcastle are virtually empty as lockdowns continue.
The inner-city streets of Newcastle are virtually empty as lockdowns continue.

The delta variant is spreading at a rate that will lead to 13,000 coronavirus cases a day in NSW by early October if public health orders do not slow it down.

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Michael Parris

Michael Parris

Journalist

Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.

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