Victoria records 221 COVID cases

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Victoria has recorded another 221 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours, down from 246 respectively over the prior two days:

Most are mystery cases. Of the 221 local cases, only 98 have so far been linked to known cases and outbreaks.

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The next chart plots daily cases across Victoria:

VIC daily cases

Despite today’s retracement, Victoria’s daily cases are running ahead of NSW’s at the same point during their current outbreak:

VIC vs NSW daily cases
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Victoria’s active cases have risen above 1900:

VIC active cases

Whereas Victoria’s active cases are tracking similarly to NSW’s at the same point in time:

VIC vs NSW active COVID cases
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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.
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