BREAKING: Victoria has recorded 74 new coronavirus cases overnight as community transmissions continue to increase. auspol
Speaking from Melbourne this morning, Premier Daniel Andrews gave a breakdown of where the cases have came from:• 53 further cases are under investigation.• Two healthcare workers linked to Northern Hospital Epping’s emergency department;
• One new case and one previously under investigated linked to the Flemington public housing outbreak;• Two cases previosuly under investigation now linked to the north Melbourne case. There is a total of 543 active coronavirus cases across the state, with 26 people in hospital. Over 21,000 people were tested yesterday.
To stem new infections, the government increased the number of suburbs in lockdown with nine public housing blocks now completely off limits with residents forced to remain in doors for at least five days.
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