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Australia's coronavirus hotspots revealed: map shows affluent Sydney suburbs hard hit

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A map of Australia’s Covid-19 cases shows Waverley in Sydney’s east is most affected, with high numbers in wealthy Melbourne suburbs

Nick Evershed and Matilda Boseley

Thu 26 Mar 2020 20.50 EDT
Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 20.56 EDT


Sydney’s northern beaches on Wednesday. The NSW region is one of Australia’s coronavirus hotspots, with 68 confirmed cases. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

New data has revealed the coronavirus hotspots on Australia’s east coast, showing a number of locations where community transmission of Covid-19 is increasing.

Figures released this week by the Victorian and NSW health departments map confirmed Covid-19 cases by local government area, giving the most detailed picture yet of where the coronavirus has spread.

More - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/2020/mar/27/australias-coronavirus-hotspots-revealed-map-shows-affluent-sydney-suburbs-hard-hit