VIC and NSW COVID cases lift

Victoria has recorded 1841 locally acquired COVID cases and 12 deaths:

Reported yesterday: 1,841 new local cases and 1 case acquired overseas (currently in HQ).
– 38,881 vaccines administered
– 78,928 test results received
– Sadly, 12 people with COVID-19 have died

More later: https://t.co/OCCFTAchah#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/fHFgWqkYZc

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) October 19, 2021

By contrast, NSW recorded 283 locally acquired COVID cases and seven deaths:

NSW COVID-19 update – Wednesday 20 October 2021

In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:

– 92.3% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
– 81.6% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
– 88,664 tests pic.twitter.com/qGXQBxYuWJ

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) October 19, 2021

The next chart plots the daily cases across both states, which ticked up from yesterday:

Active cases also ticked up across both jurisdictions:

The percentage of COVID tests coming back as positive in Victoria remains high at 2.334%, according to COVIDBaseAU:

By contrast, only 0.319% of tests in NSW came back positive:

Victoria’s Reff has fallen to 1.02:

Whereas NSW’s Reff is only 0.72: