Victorian COVID cases lowest since September
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Victoria has recorded another 989 new locally acquired COVID cases and nine deaths:

By comparison, NSW recorded only 173 locally acquired COVID cases and four deaths:

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The next chart shows that it was the first time since September that Victoria’s daily cases fell below 1,000:

The next chart also shows a sharp fall in Victoria’s active COVID cases:
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Victoria’s Reff has fallen well below 1.0 at 0.78, according to COVIDBaseAU:

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NSW’s Reff is even lower at 0.66:

The pandemic continues to recede across Victoria and NSW.
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.