Coronavirus: Sydney cases rise amid fears of surge after anti-lockdown protest

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 on 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, fuelled by the contagious Delta variant. Most cases were…

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