Victorian COVID cases hit five-day low

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Victoria has recorded 705 new COVID cases and one death:

It was the lowest daily case count since 22 September:

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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%:

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

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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!

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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.