Victoria has recorded 317 new coronavirus cases overnight, the biggest increase since the pandemic began, as two men in their 80s die from the virus.
Victoria has recorded 317 new coronavirus cases overnight, the biggest increase since the pandemic began, as two men in their 80s have died from the virus.In announcing the figures, Premier Daniel Andrews said it was too early to consider stage four restrictions."We have made the point with these stay-at-home restrictions only a week old, it will take some time to bring stability to the numbers and start to see a pattern where they are driven down.
He said the best way to deal with the crisis was to have settings in place that were "proportionate to the challenge you face". The update takes the number of active cases in Victoria to 2,128, with 109 people in hospital, 29 of whom are in intensive care. Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said all category three elective surgeries would be paused across Melbourne's public hospitals.
Public hospitals will drop their elective surgery capacity to 50 per cent to free up space, and private hospitals will drop to 75 per cent.
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