A Melbourne hospital is closed for new admissions and contact tracing is underway at multiple Victorian aged care facilities as the number of new coronavirus cases in the state continues to climb.
A staff member who was infectious while at the Doutta Galla, Lynch's Bridge site in Kensington, on July 2 and 3A staff member who worked at the Uniting AgeWell facility in PrestonThe department said another person who tested positive to coronavirus provided aged care services to clients in their homes through Mercy Health.
The ABC has confirmed another infection in a staff member who worked at the Aurrum aged care facility in Healesville, north-east of Melbourne.Suspected cases of community transmission: 456Latest information from the Victorian Government "As a precaution, we are today undertaking a routine baseline set of observations for all residents, which includes blood pressure, temperature, and pulse," chief executive Craig Rutherford said.
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