A resident at the Arcare facility in Maidstone, Melbourne caught the virus after a staffer worked while infectious, with another worker also testing positive on Monday.
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Thousands of shoppers are forced into isolation after infected bargain-hunters visit two of Melbourne's biggest shopping centres, putting them on the Covid-19 infected list.
Victoria is bracing for an extended lockdown with 40 infected, more than 180 exposure sites, and another looming aged care disaster after an employee at the Arcare facility in Maidstone tested positive.
Coles and Kmart shoppers in Melbourne’s north are on alert after a busy shopping centre was exposed to coronavirus.
The Victorian Health Department declared the two shops at Epping Plaza Shopping Centre in the city’s north Tier 2 public exposure sites on Sunday.
Anyone who attended the stores between the specified times is required to get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.
The stores join about 180 other venues scattered across Melbourne and the rest of the state that have been put on the list after being visited by a Covid-positive case.
Earlier today Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino hinted the snap seven-day circuit-breaker lockdown which was implemented on Thursday, may be extended.
Victoria Police made 14 arrests and issued 55 penalty notices worth $1652 each after 150 people gathered in the CBD to protest against the state's latest shutdown.
Mask-less demonstrators determined to snub Melbourne's lockdown descended onto the streets of the city's north for an illegal protest - and clashed violently with police.
Victoria recorded five new exposure sites on Saturday include La Trobe University's Bundoora campus library, Taco Bell on Chapel Street, Coles and Peninsula Hot Springs reception.