More deaths in Victoria, as NSW COVID cluster triggers reactions in Queensland and South Australia

Victorian authorities on Tuesday reported 270 new cases, and two deaths. The man and woman who died were both in their 80s. There were 26 people in intensive care in Victoria, of whom 21 were on ventilators. The national death toll stood at 110 as of late Tuesday. By late Tuesday the cluster linked to the Crossroads Hotel in Casula, in Sydney’s south west, had increased to 30. The NSW government is on tenterhooks, as it waits to see the extent of the outbreak and the spread of those affected. Premier Gladys Berejiklian has been under strong pressure to keep to a minimum further restrictions. Queensland on Tuesday closed its border to people who have been in the NSW Liverpool and Campbelltown local government areas.