Victoria has recorded 16 cases and two deaths, as the state prepares for the announcement of eased restrictions on Sunday
Victoria has seen a slight increase in new cases and deaths in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.The 14-day rolling average is now 22.1.A man wandering the streets of Stonnington while not wearing a mask refused to stop for Victoria Police before claiming the mask was just ‘too heavy’ to carry.
There were 55 people fined for breaching Melbourne’s 9pm-5am curfew, and 17 people fined for failing to wear a face covering.According to a police spokeswoman, one woman was sprung at a fast food outlet in Horsham outside her restricted area after “multiple calls to the police assistance line” dobbing her in for visiting the area every two weeks.We are still waiting to hear what time today's press conference and COVID-19 update will be but we will let you know as soon as we can.
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