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Kate Hawkesby: Covid case numbers higher than what's reported
Case numbers yesterday were another ‘record’ of course, but given the lag in getting results notified, and the delay in having them updated, we can only assume these numbers are old. And by old, I mean, out by a few days.
In which case, if the experts who say numbers double every 4 to 5 days are right, then you’re looking at in all reality, us sitting at about 5 and half thousand cases at this stage, not the 2 thousand 800 reported yesterday.
And if that’s the case, then the Government’s response is dealing with outdated information, and their settings are not accurate for where we’re at…
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