12:56 pm August 27, 2021 Highlight Today's Covid-19 figures provided a glimmer of hope for NSW, with one epidemiologist suggesting the rise in cases may be starting to slow.University of South Australia epidemiologist, Professor Adrian Esterman, said the 882 new cases recorded today increased NSW's five-day moving average from 837 to 849."However, the Reff has dropped from 1.18 to 1.13, the 5th drop in a row. It could be that we are starting to see the increase in infections slowing down, which is good news," he wrote on twitter.

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