Virus numbers increase by half before dropping more

The number of active coronavirus cases on the Peninsula over the past month jumped by 50 per cent in the days before Christmas.

However, they have now halved, returning to the level of two months ago.

The total number of cases in the 2256 and 2257 postcode areas was 306 on Thursday, December 5.

This total increased to 445 on December 23 and 24.

The numbers of 2256 cases jumped from 98 to 159, while the number of 2257 cases jumped from 208 to 286.

The most recent total for active cases on the Peninsula, recorded on Thursday, January 5, was 203, a number last recorded on November 13.

Of these, 74 were in the 2256 postcode area and 129 were in the 2257 postcode area.

SOURCE:

Website, 5 Jan 2023

NSW Covid-19 cases, Data NSW