The Hunter has been spared the worst of Covid up till now with 155 new cases in four days, you have wonder why is it happening now as the Hunter Region has been under strict lockdown orders now for 7 weeks after almost going 12 months without a case and being fully open.
With only essential businesses operating and most people locked in their homes except for some daily exercise and a trip to the supermarket Covid seemed to be spreading very slowly with only a handful cases each day, but all that changed this week with daily cases more than doubling than previous weeks.
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