COVID cases in Newcastle today: Hunter New England records the highest number of daily cases in New Wales as the number of hospitalizations increases, ATAGI says no COVID vaccine stimulants for children | Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a digital journalist working for the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes and produces videos and multimedia for Herald and Herald Weekender magazine, and co-produced the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist at the regional NSW since 2013. He joined the Newcastle Herald in 2017 with the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth, where he worked from 2015 to 2016.