All of Victoria's latest cases are of the Delta strain, and all have been linked to the NSW outbreak, according to Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley. 9News
overnight, as residents wait anxiously to find out whether the state's lockdown will be extended.
Mr Foley said that the number of people active in the community while infectious is also "trending down".He said it was however too early to tell whether the lockdown will end as planned on Tuesday."As I indicated, 10 of the 12 community cases were in isolation during their entire infectious period, the two cases who were out in the community were only active for less than a day, with only a small number of retail sites being listed for a result.
"That's why we have changed the Victorian travel permit system to account for the greater risks posed. I declared NSW in total as an extreme risk zone from 9pm last night, it's backdated 14 days from July 9. "If that saves thousands of people from infection and many people from dying even if it doesn't have an immediate effect it is something worth considering."
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