Reported yesterday: 26 new local cases and 2 new cases acquired overseas (currently in HQ).
- 14,230 vaccine doses were administered
- 43,674 test results were received
Within three days Victoria has gone from only six per cent of new coronavirus cases isolating while infectious to 92 per cent.
Health Minister Martin Foley revealed the figures during Thursday s COVID-19 update, praising Victorians for following the rules of the state s fifth lockdown. We are doing what we can to limit the movement of people and with the help of all Victorians during this lockdown, and the fact that we have had the Victorian population so supportive of those restrictions of movements, we remain confident that we can still get ahead of this, he told reporters.
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Victoria has recorded 22 new local coronavirus cases as the state government announced an additional $282.5 million in grants to help 90,000 businesses hit hard by the extended lockdown.
The new infections are linked to the current outbreaks, which originated in NSW and now total 107 cases.
A new case was also recorded in hotel quarantine, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 118.
Some 59,355 tests were processed in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, while 18,099 Victorians received a vaccine dose at one of the state-run hubs.
Reported yesterday: 22 new local cases and 1 new case acquired overseas (currently in HQ).
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The state government is pumping another $282 million into its business support package as Victoria prepares for the second week of its latest COVID-19 lockdown.
Business Minister Martin Pakula said on Wednesday that pubs, clubs and other licensed venues will now be eligible for new payments of $4200 on top of the $3000 available for the first five days of lockdown.
Other businesses eligible for the state payments can claim another $2800 in addition to the $2000 made available last week.
Businesses in Victoria’s ski fields, which have seen their peak season hit hard by the lockdown and have been able to claim $15,000 from the government, will get access to another $3000.
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VICTORIA’S current lockdown has been extended seven days.
The lockdown was due to last five days, ending at 11.59pm tonight, but Premier Daniel Andrews announced this morning it will continue until 11.59pm next Tuesday night.
Because of the current level of community transmission of coronavirus in Victoria from the recent New South Wales incursions, the current lockdown will be extended and travel to Victoria using red zone permits will be temporarily paused, to ensure stop of spread of the Delta COVID outbreak.
Victoria currently has 85 active cases of COVID-19, with daily cases in double figures, with more than 15,000 primary close contacts in quarantine, and more than 250 exposure sites online stretching from Phillip Island to the Mallee.
The lockdown would continue for at least another week as exposure sites continue to grow.
The state recorded 13 local cases on Monday, including four announced yesterday, head of a decision about the length of the lockdown extension. Of the new cases, 12 were linked to current outbreaks and one is under investigation. There were 49,454 test results and 17,083 vaccine doses administered in the state.
Contact tracers were trying to keep track of the outbreak as far as the Delta variant is concerned following the identification of more than 15,000 close contacts from 16 local infections announced on Monday.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said there was “no absolute guarantee” that Victoria could defeat the Delta variant.