Victoria records 1420 COVID cases, 11 deaths

Victoria has recorded 1,420 new locally acquired COVID cases and 11 deaths over the past 24 hours:

Reported yesterday: 1,420 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 36,542 vaccines administered
– 71,451 test results received
– Sadly, 11 people with COVID-19 have died

More later: https://t.co/OCCFTAtS1P#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/JAqcvjvHzs

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) October 5, 2021

The next chart plots Victoria’s daily cases, which are the state’s fourth highest on record:

Victorian cases are running at more than double NSW’s:

However, Victoria’s active cases have momentarily topped out at 14,410:

Victoria’s Reff fell slightly to 1.39, according to COVIDBaseAU:

Whereas 1.987% of tests in Victoria over the past 24 hours came back positive:

I wouldn’t be surprised if double-digit deaths become the norm in Victoria, given deaths typically lag cases by around four weeks.