Covid-19 have increased to 65 as the Australian city struggles to contain an outbreak of the delta variant. Australia’s most-populous city recorded 89 new cases in the community on Tuesday from 112 the day before, with 21 infectious in the community, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters.
A man in his 70s has died, the second fatality in the past week from the outbreak that’s grown to more than 700 cases since mid-June. “In the next few days we want to see those numbers go in the same direction," Berejiklian said of the fall in cases from the day before, while emphasizing a 24-hour drop did not indicate a trend. “Our efforts will allow us to leave the lockdown in a timely way, but that is dependent on all of us