On September 30, 2020, there were 17 new reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia. Australia's daily new confirmed coronavirus cases peaked on July 30 with 746 new cases on that day. This was considered to be the second wave of coronavirus infections in Australia, with the first wave peaking at the end of March at 460 cases before dropping to less than 20 cases per day throughout May and most of June.
A second wave
Australia’s second wave of coronavirus found its epicenter in Melbourne, after over a month of recording low numbers of national daily cases. Despite being primarily focused within a single state, clusters of coronavirus cases in Victoria soon pushed the daily number of recorded cases over that of the first wave, with well over double the number of deaths. As a result, the Victorian Government once again increased lockdown measures to limit movement and social interaction. At the same time the other states and territories closed or restricted movement across borders, with some of the strictest border closures taking place in Western Australian.
Is Australia entering into a recession?
After narrowly avoiding a recession during the global financial crisis, by September 2020 Australia had recorded two consecutive quarters of economic decline, hailing the country’s first recession since 1991. This did not necessarily come as a surprise for many Australians who had already witnessed a rising unemployment rate throughout the second quarter of 2020 alongside ongoing restrictions on retail and hospitality trading. However, thanks to welfare initiatives like JobKeeper and a government stimulus payment supplementing many household incomes, the economic situation could have been much worse at this point.
Daily number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Australia March to September 2020
Characteristic
Number of new confirmed cases
30.09.2020
17
29.09.2020
20
28.09.2020
5
27.09.2020
24
26.09.2020
17
25.09.2020
18
24.09.2020
17
23.09.2020
22
22.09.2020
33
21.09.2020
16
20.09.2020
19
19.09.2020
24
18.09.2020
51
17.09.2020
35
16.09.2020
53
15.09.2020
49
14.09.2020
39
13.09.2020
50
12.09.2020
46
11.09.2020
56
10.09.2020
59
09.09.2020
93
08.09.2020
66
07.09.2020
48
06.09.2020
76
05.09.2020
83
04.09.2020
89
03.09.2020
127
02.09.2020
109
01.09.2020
85
31.08.2020
84
30.08.2020
125
29.08.2020
112
28.08.2020
131
27.08.2020
124
26.08.2020
156
25.08.2020
151
24.08.2020
121
23.08.2020
216
22.08.2020
200
21.08.2020
180
20.08.2020
246
19.08.2020
228
18.08.2020
226
17.08.2020
290
16.08.2020
285
15.08.2020
313
14.08.2020
385
13.08.2020
292
12.08.2020
428
11.08.2020
354
10.08.2020
337
09.08.2020
404
08.08.2020
475
07.08.2020
464
06.08.2020
484
05.08.2020
738
04.08.2020
452
03.08.2020
444
02.08.2020
687
01.08.2020
417
31.07.2020
652
30.07.2020
746
29.07.2020
319
28.07.2020
400
27.07.2020
549
26.07.2020
475
25.07.2020
372
24.07.2020
309
23.07.2020
423
22.07.2020
503
21.07.2020
388
20.07.2020
296
19.07.2020
381
18.07.2020
233
17.07.2020
438
16.07.2020
330
15.07.2020
259
14.07.2020
284
13.07.2020
192
12.07.2020
279
11.07.2020
227
10.07.2020
307
09.07.2020
182
08.07.2020
147
07.07.2020
199
06.07.2020
140
05.07.2020
94
04.07.2020
114
03.07.2020
66
02.07.2020
86
01.07.2020
85
30.06.2020
71
29.06.2020
85
28.06.2020
53
27.06.2020
47
26.06.2020
37
25.06.2020
37
24.06.2020
30
23.06.2020
20
22.06.2020
18
21.06.2020
25
20.06.2020
26
19.06.2020
20
18.06.2020
21
17.06.2020
23
16.06.2020
12
15.06.2020
15
14.06.2020
18
13.06.2020
13
12.06.2020
9
11.06.2020
9
10.06.2020
7
09.06.2020
2
08.06.2020
5
07.06.2020
5
06.06.2020
2
05.06.2020
11
04.06.2020
10
03.06.2020
8
02.06.2020
17
01.06.2020
8
31.05.2020
12
30.05.2020
11
29.05.2020
17
28.05.2020
18
27.05.2020
11
26.05.2020
15
25.05.2020
9
24.05.2020
4
23.05.2020
14
22.05.2020
14
21.05.2020
5
20.05.2020
12
19.05.2020
6
18.05.2020
11
17.05.2020
8
16.05.2020
15
15.05.2020
32
14.05.2020
14
13.05.2020
13
12.05.2020
18
11.05.2020
6
10.05.2020
14
09.05.2020
15
08.05.2020
18
07.05.2020
20
06.05.2020
25
05.05.2020
25
04.05.2020
27
03.05.2020
15
02.05.2020
15
01.05.2020
15
30.04.2020
11
29.04.2020
15
28.04.2020
8
27.04.2020
8
26.04.2020
17
25.04.2020
20
24.04.2020
18
23.04.2020
8
22.04.2020
12
21.04.2020
18
20.04.2020
13
19.04.2020
42
18.04.2020
41
17.04.2020
47
16.04.2020
33
15.04.2020
35
14.04.2020
45
13.04.2020
44
12.04.2020
33
11.04.2020
87
10.04.2020
105
09.04.2020
84
08.04.2020
105
07.04.2020
119
06.04.2020
107
05.04.2020
141
04.04.2020
188
03.04.2020
226
02.04.2020
274
01.04.2020
302
31.03.2020
310
30.03.2020
265
29.03.2020
344
28.03.2020
460
27.03.2020
370
26.03.2020
376
25.03.2020
382
24.03.2020
370
23.03.2020
328
22.03.2020
282
21.03.2020
194
20.03.2020
168
19.03.2020
145
18.03.2020
109
17.03.2020
79
16.03.2020
80
15.03.2020
50
14.03.2020
48
13.03.2020
37
12.03.2020
34
11.03.2020
15
10.03.2020
20
09.03.2020
12
08.03.2020
8
07.03.2020
9
06.03.2020
4
05.03.2020
8
04.03.2020
11
03.03.2020
8
02.03.2020
5
01.03.2020
7
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ABC. (November 17, 2020). Daily number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Australia March to September 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113327/australia-covid-19-new-confirmed-cases/
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ABC. (2020). Daily number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Australia March to September 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113327/australia-covid-19-new-confirmed-cases/
ABC. "Daily Number of New Covid-19 Confirmed Cases in Australia March to September 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113327/australia-covid-19-new-confirmed-cases/
ABC, Daily number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Australia March to September 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113327/australia-covid-19-new-confirmed-cases/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Daily number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Australia March to September 2020 [Graph], ABC, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113327/australia-covid-19-new-confirmed-cases/