Victorian COVID cases hit five-day low

Victoria has recorded 705 new COVID cases and one death:

Reported yesterday: 705 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 29,657 vaccines administered
– 51,252 test results received
– Sadly, 1 person with COVID-19 have died

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— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 26, 2021

It was the lowest daily case count since 22 September:

The Reff is slightly down on yesterday, now at 1.35, according to CovidBaseAU:

1.376% of the tests reported over the past 24 hours in Victoria returned a positive result, versus the 7-day average at 1.311%:

Victoria’s COVID cases continue to run well ahead of NSW’s at the same point in their outbreak:

And Victoria now has more than 8500 active COVID cases:

Finally, Melbourne’s lockdown has extended to 239 days since the pandemic began. The world lockdown record continues!