Victoria records another 26 COVID cases

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Victoria recorded another 26 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours:

The good news is that 24 of the 26 cases were in quarantine throughout their entire infectious period.

The next chart shows that new cases continue to rise, hitting the highest count since this outbreak began:

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VIC locally acquired COVID cases

New cases still rising.

There are now 133 active local COVID cases recorded in Victoria:

VIC active COVID cases

Yet to peak.

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I’d put the chances of Victoria finishing its lockdown on Tuesday as slim.

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.