Victoria records another 134 COVID-19 infections

Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Victoria has posted another 134 new cases of COVID-19 infections – its second worst day. 75 of these infections are from public housing towers across Melbourne.

As shown in the next chart, new infections have blown well past March’s peak and are growing exponentially:

There are now 890 active cases in Victoria, 97.5% of the nation’s total:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.