Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says people breaking lockdown orders have been slapped with more than $200,000 in fines as the state records another 177 cases of the killer coronavirus.
Daniel Andrews says Victorians have been slapped with more than $200,000 in fines as the state records another 177 cases of the killer coronavirus. Remarkably, 31 fines had to be issued to brazen partygoers who tried to sneak into parties in the Melbourne CBD - coronavirus ground zero.
Of the 177 new cases, 25 are connected to known outbreaks with one being in hotel quarantine. There are 72 people in hospitals, with 17 of them in intensive care units. Mr Andrews also said there were more than 22,000 people tested on Sunday alone. There are currently 1,612 active COVID-19 cases in Victoria.
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