VIC records 439 new COVID-19 infections vs NSW’s 12

Victoria has recorded 439 new COVID-19 infections:

Key data:

• 456 people in hospital with COVID-19
• 38 people in ICU
• 11 new deaths (all elderly)
• 147 total deaths across the state
• 1,186 active cases related to aged care

The infection rate at least looks to be levelling:

NSW, by contrast, only recorded 12 new COVID-19 infections and is doing a far better job managing outbreaks:

There are now 6,863 active COVID-19 cases in Victoria, 95.9% of the nation’s total. By contrast, NSW has 261 active cases, 3.6% of the nation’s total:

Victoria has now recorded 12,335 COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began, more than triple NSW’s 3,809:

Victoria’s infection rate has ballooned to 186 per 100,000 residents, dwarfing NSW’s 47 per 100,000: