Victoria records 1143 COVID cases, three deaths

Friday 1 October 2021

Victoria has recorded another 1143 locally acquired COVID cases and three deaths:

Reported yesterday: 1,143 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 34,935 vaccines administered
– 62,883 test results received
– Sadly, 3 people with COVID-19 have died

More later: https://t.co/OCCFTAchah #COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/ieNjF3sl43

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) September 30, 2021

The next chart plots Victoria’s daily cases:

Victorian cases continue to run ahead of NSW:

However, active cases fell below 11,000:

Finally, Victoria’s Reff is 1.39, which means that cases should continue to grow:

This weekend’s numbers should be interesting.

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.