Sydney: The Delta Covid-19 outbreak in the largest city in Australia Sydney grew by 239 cases on Thursday, the highest daily increase since the pandemic began, forcing authority to increase the police power to close a business that did not comply with locking steps.
More than two million people in eight Sydney hotspots will now be forced to wear outdoor masks and have to stay within 5 km (3 miles) from their home.
Sydney was in the fifth week of the extended nine weeks of locking, which was scheduled to end on August 28, but the spread of the Delta variant which was very transmitting continued to grow.
“Only need some people, or a small percentage, to do the wrong thing, to cause setbacks for all of us.
We are unable to repay,” said Premier State Gladys Kniklian to reporters in Sydney.
Most new cases obtained locally detected in Sydney, with at least 66 have spent time in the community while contagious.
The authorities say Sydney locking will not subside until cases in the community close to zero.
New South Wales reported a total of 177 cases the day before.
Sydney, home to a fifth of 25 million Australian population, wrestling with the worst outbreak for this year forcing authorities on Wednesday to extend locking limitations for a month.
More than 2,800 cases have been detected so far, with 182 people being hospitalized.
Fifty-four in intensive care, 22 of them require ventilation.
The two new deaths were recorded, taking the total number of deaths in the latest outbreak to 13.
With only about 17% of people over 16 years fully vaccinated in the southern state of New South Wales, infection continues to increase even though there is a greater Sydney since June 26.
The key to the expanded Sydney which is greater than about 6 million people is expected to take severe victims in Australia for $ 2 trillion ($ 1.50 trillion) with many businesses forced to close, raising the prospect of the country that records both recession for years.
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he hoped the National Economy to shrink in the September quarter but hoped Australia could avoid recession if New South Wales immediately pressed the outbreak.
“In connection with the December quarter, which depends on most of the success of New South Wales, our largest economy, is above this virus,” Frydenberg said to Australia Broadcasting Corp.