Victoria has extended its lockdown as the state records 92 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, including more than 30 not yet linked to existing outbreaks.
"We see far too many cases today for us to seriously consider opening up later on this week," Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters on Sunday.
Sunday's tally is the highest number of new cases recorded since early September 2020, as the state battled the second wave of the virus, and a jump from the previous day's local case figure of 64. Exposure sites for the"concerning" cluster include a Fisherman's Bend supermarket, car wash and auto warehouse.
Meanwhile, an outbreak in Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley region on Saturday grew to at least 85 COVID-19 cases.
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