Victorian COVID cases break new record

Victoria’s COVID outbreak continues to worsen with the state recording another 1965 locally acquired COVID cases and five deaths:

Reported yesterday: 1,965 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
– 41,177 vaccines administered
– 73,443 test results received
– Sadly, 5 people with COVID-19 have died

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— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) October 8, 2021

It was the highest daily count recorded anywhere in Australia since the beginning of the pandemic, with Victoria’s daily cases also towering above NSW:

Victoria’s active cases have climbed to around 17,200:

A whopping 2.676% of Victoria’s tests over the past 24 hours came back positive, according to COVIDBaseAU:

Finally, Victoria’s Reff remains above 1.0 at 1.29, meaning cases should continue to rise:

What a disaster.