Victorian COVID cases and deaths soar

Victoria has recorded another 1923 new locally acquired COVID cases and a whopping 25 deaths:

By comparison, NSW recorded only 293 locally acquired COVID cases and two deaths:

The next chart plots daily cases across both states, with Victoria’s shooting back up:

Active cases across both jurisdictions are shown below:

Victoria’s positive test rate has increased to 2.33%:

However, in more positive news, Victoria’s Reff remains below 1.0 at 0.86:

By comparison, only 0.33% tests in NSW came back positive:

NSW’s Reff has also risen to 1.0:

Tomorrow evening, hospitality and gyms open up in Melbourne. The Melbourne/regional border ban will also be removed, as will the outdoor mask mandate. It will be interesting watching how cases respond.