Victorian COVID cases dive

Victoria has recorded another sharp fall in new COVID cases.

Over the past 24 hours, 1466 locally acquired COVID cases were recorded – down heavily from the peak of 1965 recorded on Saturday:

Reported yesterday: 1,466 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 36,383 vaccines administered
– 68,509 test results received
– Sadly, 8 people with COVID-19 have died

More later: https://t.co/OCCFTAtS1P#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/8DLXRJ9T04

— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) October 11, 2021

Another eight deaths were also recorded.

The next chart shows the sharp fall in daily cases:

However, active cases continue to rise:

Most importantly, Victoria’s Reff is trending downward, now at 1.18, meaning cases should grow at a slower rate:

Some brighter news for us locked-down Melburnians.