DHHS Victoria announces more Vic COVID cases on day four of lockdown

On the state’s second final day of Stage 4 lockdown, Victoria has recorded two new native COVID cases.

The well being division confirmed the brand new cases had been recorded within the 24 hours to Tuesday out of 23,950 exams.

There have been additionally two cases recorded in returned travellers in resort quarantine and this brings the quantity of energetic cases within the state to 25.

“The 2 regionally acquired cases are shut family contacts of a beforehand confirmed case linked to the Vacation Inn,” the well being division tweeted.

Victoria was plunged right into a snap five-day lockdown on Friday with solely four causes to go away properties, necessary masks always and a five-kilometre journey radius.

The lifting of the “circuit breaker” will rely on what number of more publicity websites emerge, state well being authorities stated on Monday.

Chief Well being Officer Brett Sutton stated he’s ready to see more information.

He concedes additional cases stemming from the Melbourne Airport quarantine resort cluster are fairly prone to come up within the coming days.

However he indicated they received’t essentially sink Victoria’s possibilities if they’re linked to the more than 3000 Victorians who’re contacts of confirmed cases and are actually isolating.

“We’re hoping that each one of these would happen in those that have already been recognized, already been quarantined and wouldn’t generate any more publicity websites,” Prof Sutton stated on Monday.

“That’s the vital factor. We don’t need new cases to emerge the place we hear that they’ve been to a number of public areas or gatherings.”

Premier Daniel Andrews says whereas he’s not but able to substantiate the lockdown will finish as deliberate on Wednesday the state was “properly positioned”.

One other press convention is anticipated later on Tuesday.