Victorian officials dismiss claim of 'secret modelling' showing daily Covid cases of 1,100 next week

Deputy chief health officer Allen Cheng says he's seen no data that matches the figures splashed on the front page of the Australian

Victoria's deputy chief health officer has dismissed claims the state has secret modelling" that shows daily Covid-19 cases rising to 1,100 by the end of next week, saying he has seen no such data from state or federal authorities.

The claim was splashed on the front page of the Australian on Thursday in a story that said the Victorian government's own estimates" showed the number was likely to stay above 1,000 for eight days, and the average number of new cases is not expected to decline until the last week of August".