Victorian data taken from Department of Health Weekly Report 06 October 2023.
The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 continued to increase this week to a daily average of 193, up from 168 last week.
The 7-day average of ICU patients increased this week (5 to 8).
There have been 53 deaths in the most recent reporting period (30 August 2023 to 26 September 2023).
Australia: As of 9 October, there have been 11,776,670 cases and 22,819 COVID deaths.
World: As of 9 October, there had been 696,349,556 worldwide infections with COVID-related deaths numbering 6,924,289.
(Source: Worldometer)