Victoria has recorded another 50 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours:
Reported yesterday: 50 new local cases and 1 new case acquired overseas (currently in HQ).
– 29,810 vaccine doses were administered
– 48,424 test results were received
More later: https://t.co/lIUrl1hf3W#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1/2] pic.twitter.com/62uLKpu7zY— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) August 23, 2021
Of the 50 local cases recorded, 40 are linked to current outbreaks and 10 are under investigation. 11 cases have been in quarantine throughout their infectious period. This means that 39 were active in the community.
The next chart shows the daily case count, with today’s result the lowest since 18 August:
Finally a decline!
There are now around 525 active recorded locally acquired COVID cases across Victoria:
Cases still rising.
After 205 days of Melbourne lockdown, be grateful for small mercies.
