Victoria records another 410 COVID-19 infections, 21 deaths

Victoria has recorded another 410 COVID-19 infections and a record 21 deaths (all elderly):

Other key data points:

• 2961 cases with an unknown source
• 662 Victorians in hospital with COVID-19
• 43 in ICU, 25 of which are on ventilators
• 1079 hospital workers currently infected
• 1929 infected in aged care

Victoria’s infection growth rate has fallen to 0.8:

NSW recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases, with 13 locally acquired:

NSW’s infection growth rate remains around one:

Nevertheless, it continues to keep a lid on case numbers, unlike Victoria:

Victoria now has 7877 active cases, 96.0% of the nation’s total. By contrast, NSW has 306 active cases, 3.7% of the nation’s total:

Since the pandemic began, Victoria has recorded 15,646 COVID-19 cases, roughly four times NSW’s 3,915:

Victoria’s infection rate has risen to 236 per 100,000, nearly five times NSW’s 48 per 100,000: