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Victoria has recorded nine new community-transmitted COVID-19 cases, including six previously reported, from more than 42,000 tests as outrage continues after it was revealed the virus had once again entered the state s aged care system.
The new cases, announced on Tuesday, take the total number of infections linked to the outbreak to 54. Two of the new infections are close contacts of previously confirmed cases, while the third remains under investigation.
Health authorities are facing an uphill battle to contain the virus, with more than 4,200 close contacts of positive cases and almost 330 potential exposure sites identified.
READ MORE There continues to be significant concerns around ongoing transmission, particularly in our northern suburbs and [over] many large exposure sites, Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley told reporters on Tuesday.
Regional leaders call for lighter restrictions in rural areas
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Regional communities are urging the state government to ease restrictions in parts of Victoria with no cases or exposure sites to reduce the social and economic impact of the latest lockdown.
The state government is set to announce later this week whether the seven-day lockdown will continue to apply across the state.
Communities in regional Victoria that have not been exposed to the lastest coronavirus clusters want the government to ease restrictions.
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Australia s Victoria state authorities said on Tuesday that it was still unclear whether a snap one-week lockdown to contain a fresh COVID-19 outbreak would end as planned on Thursday night, as the state grapples with a growing virus outbreak.
Australia's Victoria state authorities said on Tuesday that it was still unclear whether a snap one-week lockdown to contain a fresh COVID-19 outbreak would end as planned on Thursday night, as the state grapples with a growing virus outbreak.
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