Victoria records another 334 COVID cases

Thursday 9 September 2021

Victoria has recorded another 334 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours:

Reported yesterday: 334 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 39,027 vaccines administered
– 42,998 test results received
– Sadly, 1 person with COVID-19 has died

More later: https://t.co/lIUrl1hf3W #COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1/2] pic.twitter.com/73DOLPmdVe

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 9, 2021

More than half are mystery cases. Of the 334 local cases, only 149 have so far been linked to known cases and outbreaks.

One person also died with COVID.

The next chart plots the daily cases, with today’s number the highest this outbreak:

Victoria’s daily cases continue to track ahead of NSW at the same point in their outbreak:

Victoria now has more than 2400 active cases:

With its trajectory on a similar course to NSW:

Same story, different day.

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.