Victoria has recorded another 779 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours and two deaths:
Reported yesterday: 779 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 34,280 vaccines administered
– 46,322 test results received
– Sadly, 2 people with COVID-19 have diedMore later: https://t.co/OCCFTAtS1P#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/8J2JOHhd7O
— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 25, 2021
The next chart plots Victoria’s daily cases:
While today’s cases are lower than yesterday’s peak, the rate of infection has increased:
1.682% of the tests reported in VIC returned a positive result. 7 day average positive rate at 1.276%. pic.twitter.com/QZEme67YkX
— CovidBaseAU 🦠📊🇦🇺 (@covidbaseau) September 25, 2021
Victoria’s daily cases continue to track way ahead of NSW at the same point in their outbreak:
And Victoria’s total active cases have risen above 8000 – surpassing last year’s peak of 7880 active cases:
Finally, vaccination is working to prevent sever infection, with 79% of Victoria’s hospital admissions unvaccinated:
