Victorian COVID cases climb to new pandemic high

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Victoria has recorded a record high 1838 locally acquired COVID cases over the past 24 hours alongside five deaths:

The next chart plots the surge in daily cases:

Victorian cases continue to soar above NSW’s:

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Whereas active cases across Victoria have soared to 16,823:

Finally. Victoria’s Reff has risen to 1.29, according to COVIDBaseAU:

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Because Victoria’s Reff is above 1.0, this suggests cases will continue to rise.

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.