Victoria has recorded another 331 COVID-19 infections and an equal record high 19 deaths:
However, the infection rate continues to trend down:
The bigger story today is that NSW’s dream run is over, with the state recording 22 new infections, with 17 locally acquired. This was the highest daily figure since 31 July:
NSW’s infection growth rate has also ticked up towards one:
Nevertheless, NSW has held the line a lot better than Victoria; although NSW appears poised on a ‘knife edge’:
Victoria now has 8,181 active COVID-19 infections, 96.3% of the nation’s total. By contrast, NSW has 295 active COVID-19 infections, 3.5% of the nation’s total:
Victoria has now recorded 15,288 COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began, nearly quadruple NSW’s 3,897:
Victoria’s infection rate has hit 231 per 100,000 residents, nearly five times NSW’s 48 per 100,000:
