Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of how many confirmed cases of coronavirus there are in Australia, where cases are increasing, and the overall trend for each state and territory.
Here, we’ve brought together all the figures in one place for Australia as a whole, as well as the states with current outbreaks.
NSW Covid outbreak and trend in Sydney LGA cases
This chart shows the number and trend in new locally-acquired cases in NSW and is updated daily:
Here, you can see the number of hospitalisations in NSW compared with the rolling, seven-day average in new Covid cases:
Cases are not distributed around the state equally. This map shows where cases are growing or declining around NSW, and the number of recent cases. You can toggle between showing just Sydney, or the entire state, and switch between circles sized by the number of recent cases, or shading the LGA areas by the trend in cases:
You can see the trend in more detail at the LGA level with the following chart series. Use the button to rescale the chart and compare trajectories between LGAs.
Victoria Covid outbreak and trend in Melbourne LGA cases
This chart shows the number and trend in new locally-acquired cases in Victoria and is updated daily:
Here, you can see the number of hospitalisations in Victoria compared with the rolling, seven-day average in new Covid cases:
This map shows where cases are growing around Victoria, with circles coloured to show if cases are increasing or decreasing in the area, and sized by the total number of recent cases in that area:
You can see the trend in more detail at the LGA level with the following chart series. Use the button to rescale the chart and compare trajectories between LGAs.
ACT Covid outbreak and cases
This chart shows the number and trend in new locally-acquired cases in the ACT and is updated daily:
National Australia cases trend, deaths and hospitalisation figures
This chart shows the number of new cases per day across Australia. Numbers include both local and overseas acquired cases.
This chart shows the number of hospitalisations due to Covid as a proportion of all active cases. It is one measure which might indicate when the overall severity of Covid is declining, either due to vaccinations or a changing age profile in the people catching Covid due to vaccinations.
However, it is worth keeping in mind that hospitalisation figures can be influenced by “capacity and decision-making about admission for isolation”, according to Prof Emma McBryde, an epidemiologist at James Cook University.
Here, you can see the number of new deaths reported per day by the states and territories:
Notes and methods
Due to the nature of collating data daily under time pressure and differences in how data is collected, we recommend cross-checking with other data sources where possible. It is quite likely these figures will vary from other figures due to differences in data collection methods.
Here are a few other websites doing similar work:
- covid19data
- Covid Live
- ABC News coronavirus data
- Johns Hopkins University Covid-19 cases
- Our World in Data
Updates 19 December 2021
- Fixed the NSW trend map and LGA charts to use a different NSW Government data feed
- Added chart of cases and hospitalisations
Updates 17 September 2021
- The Victorian 2021 delta outbreak changed to one wave instead of two waves.
Due to the unprecedented and ongoing nature of the coronavirus outbreak, this article is being regularly updated to ensure that it reflects the current situation at the date of publication. Any significant corrections made to this or previous versions of the article will continue to be footnoted in line with Guardian editorial policy.
