1,438 vs. 950 the previous day.

  • 1438 cases in the 24 hours to midnight on Wednesday

Comes after last week's riots superspreader event(s).

Awaiting the numbers from the other hard-hit state of New South Wales, which will come in around 2 hours. NSW numbers have peaked, Vic is a week or so behind.

Despite the rising case count, the rapid rollout of vaccinations now taking place is leading to some relaxation of movement restrictions. More are ahead.