Victoria has recorded 76 new cases of COVID-19 in the past day and 11 more deaths, as the state moves to a new contact tracing system.
"We shouldn't overstate the reliance on this model for decisions that will be made in the future," he said.
Dr Thompson said the model assumed 25 per cent of infected people would be contacted within 24 hours. He confirmed the model did not account for where the bulk of cases in the state were appearing, for example in aged care and healthcare settings. "It doesn't talk about those sorts of specifics and but they are things the Victorian Health Department can also take into account,” he said on ABC Radio National.
"We had a very blunt model which took into account advice we had from the Victorian Health Department.If you or anyone you know needs support call
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