Sydney Covid Cases Climb Amid Concerns of Protest Superspread
- New infections hit 145, with lockdown unlikely to end Friday
- Weekend lockdown protests saw thousands defy restrictions
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Sydney’s daily Covid-19 cases climbed and are expected to keep rising after thousands took to the streets over the weekend in defiance of the lockdown restrictions sweeping parts of Australia.
The city of almost 6 million people recorded 145 new cases Monday, up by a handful from the day before, with half of the people active in the community while infectious. There have been 2,226 cases since the latest outbreak began in mid-June, fueled by the contagious delta variant. The majority of cases were recorded in areas of southwest Sydney.