Victoria in freefall with 13 deaths, staggering 723 new cases in single day
Victoria has recorded 723 more COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths, Australia’s biggest single-day numbers.
Premier Daniel Andrews on Thursday said the latest fatalities were three men and three women in their 70s, three men and two women in their 80s, and two men aged in their 90s.
The deaths take the state toll to 105 and the national figure to 189.
Today’s increase surpasses Victoria’s previous single-day record increase by more than 190 cases.
On Monday the state recorded 532 new infections.
Wednesday’s increase of 295 cases was the first time since Friday the state’s daily increase had been below 300, but Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton declined to say the state had passed a peak.
“We could get a number of aged care facilities with 50, 60, 70 cases a day that would change the numbers, that would also put at risk the broader community,” Professor Sutton said yesterday.
Victoria has now recorded a total of 9998 coronavirus cases and 105 deaths since the pandemic began.
VICTORIA’S JULY CORONAVIRUS NIGHTMARE
Thursday, July 30 – 723 cases, 13 deaths – record daily numbers for Australia
Wednesday, July 29 – 295 cases, nine deaths. Victoria has more deaths than the rest of the country combined
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Tuesday, July 28 – 384 cases, six deaths
Monday, July 27 – 532 cases, six deaths
Sunday, July 26 – 459 cases, national-record 10 deaths
Saturday, July 25 – 357 cases, five deaths
Friday July 24 – 300 cases, seven deaths, contract tracing expanded
Thursday July 23 – 403 cases, five deaths, worst day for fatalities in any state, masks now mandatory
Wednesday July 22 – 484 cases, two deaths
Tuesday July 21 – 374 cases, three deaths
Monday July 20 – 275 cases, one death
Sunday July 19 – 363 cases, three deaths, notice that masks will become mandatory in lockdown areas
Saturday July 18 – 217 cases, three deaths, final Melbourne public housing tower released from hard lockdown
Friday July 17 – 428 cases, three deaths
Thursday July 16 – 317 cases, two deaths
Wednesday July 15 – 238 cases, one death
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Tuesday July 14 – 270 cases, two deaths
Monday July 13 – 177 cases
Sunday July 12 – 273 cases, one death
Saturday July 11 – 216 cases, one death
Friday July 10 – 288 cases, a national daily record at the time
Thursday July 9 – 165 cases, eight of nine Melbourne public housing towers released from hard lockdown
Wednesday July 8 – 134 cases, new stage-three restrictions announced for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire
Tuesday July 7 – 191 cases
Monday July 6 – 127 cases, two deaths, NSW border closed
Sunday July 5 – 74 cases
Saturday July 4 – 108 cases, immediate hard lockdown of nine Melbourne public housing towers
Friday July 3 – 66 cases
Thursday July 2 – 77 cases
Wednesday July 1 – 73 cases
…more to come
-AAP
