Victoria has recorded 2189 new locally acquired COVID cases and 16 deaths over the past 24 hours:
By comparison, NSW recorded only 345 new COVID cases and five deaths:
The next chart plots daily cases across both jurisdictions, with Victoria’s remaining near peak levels:
Whereas active cases are plotted below:
A whopping 2.84% of tests in Victoria over the past 24 hours came back positive – close to a record high – according to COVIDBaseAU:
However, in brighter news, Victoria’s Reff has moved into neutral territory at 1.0 (meaning cases should remain stable):
By comparison, NSW’s Reff is below neutral at 0.74:
Melbourne officially reopened at midnight last night after 77 days of lockdown. It will be interesting watching how Victoria’s cases respond.
