One month and one day ago was the last time Victoria recorded zero new coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period. Here's what happened since then.
One month and one day ago was the last time Victoria recorded zero fresh coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period.but warned the situation could change rapidly.Today Victoria recorded 288 new coronavirus cases, the worst daily increase of any state or territory since the pandemic began, breezing past the previous record of 212 cases in NSW in late March.Signs of a cluster beginning to emerge in the state appeared by mid-June.
"A day like this can make me nervous", Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said on June 15, announcing 21 new cases of the virus, most of which were in hotel quarantine.and reimposing a limit on the number of people Victorians could welcome into the homes.Over the next week the number of new cases dipped slightly, but officials maintained that stay-at-home orders for affected areas were on the cards.
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