Victorian data taken from Victorian COVID-19 Surveillance Report 21 June.
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has decreased this week. The 7-day average is 311, compared to 368 last week.
The latest quantitative wastewater measures indicate there are high SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in Victorian wastewater in both metropolitan and regional catchments.
Increasing levels of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater suggest increasing prevalence of COVID-19 infections in the community.
Deaths in the most recent 28-day period (08 May 2024 -04 Jun 2024) have increased compared to the prior 28-day period, with a current 28-day total of 178.
Following rapid growth in early December, JN.1 (including sublineages) remains the dominant variant in Victorian wastewater samples at approximately 54% in the most recent samples (excluding KP.3).