Victoria has recorded 1838 locally acquired COVID cases and seven deaths over the past 24 hours:
Reported yesterday: 1,838 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 38,977 vaccines administered
– 73,501 test results received
– Sadly, 7 people with COVID-19 have diedMore later: https://t.co/OCCFTAchah#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/5Agn4U5kx2
— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) October 16, 2021
By contrast, NSW has recorded only 319 locally acquired cases and 10 deaths:
NSW COVID-19 update – Sunday 17 October 2021
In the 24-hour reporting period to 8pm last night:
– 91.9% of people aged 16+ have had one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
– 80% of people aged 16+ have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine
– 69,107 tests
– 301 new locally acquired cases pic.twitter.com/CROsypdMjW— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) October 16, 2021
The next chart plots daily cases across the two states:
Active cases remain on a totally different trajectory:
2.501% of tests in Victoria came back positive over the past 24 hours, according to COVIDBaseAU:
By contrast, only 0.436% of tests in NSW came back positive:
Victoria’s Reff has jumped again to 1.13:
Whereas NSW’s Reff is only 0.75:
Night and day differences.
