Victorian COVID deaths rocket

Victoria has recorded 827 new locally acquired COVID cases and a whopping 19 deaths:

By comparison, NSW recorded 173 COVID cases and only two deaths:

The next chart plots daily cases across the two virus jurisdictions:

Active cases are plotted below:

Finally, hospitalisations and ICU admissions are plotted below, which have fallen sharply:

Based on the above chart, the surge in COVID deaths in Victoria is an outlier.