Victoria’s delta outbreak spirals

Friday 17 September 2021

Victoria has recorded an outbreak high 535 locally acquired COVID cases and one death:

Reported yesterday: 535 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 45,537 vaccines administered
– 61,622 test results received
– Sadly, 1 person with COVID-19 has died

More later: https://t.co/eUcG50Y3T0 #COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData [1/2] pic.twitter.com/85OfKkUeYl

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 17, 2021

Almost all were mystery cases. Of the 535 local cases, only 62 have so far been linked to known cases and outbreaks.

Daily cases continue to climb:

They are running far ahead of NSW’s outbreak at the same point in time:

Victoria’s active cases are about to pass 5000:

And Victoria’s active cases are tracking ahead of NSW at the same time:

Enjoy your picnics this weekend Melburnians.

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.