Victoria recorded six new locally acquired Covid cases on Wednesday
The cluster has been linked to a highly infectious double mutant Indian strain
A newly identified Covid case travelled between Victoria and New South Wales
Melbourne s lockdown has been extended for another week from Thursday
Until at least June 10, Melbournians can only leave home for five reasons
The travel limit for Melbournians for exercise and shopping will extend to 10km
In regional Victoria, outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people will be allowed
Retail businesses can open and personal services such as beauty can resume
The likelihood of Victorians being kept in their choking lockdown for a second week - or longer - will not depend on the number of new cases, but whether they are linked to already known cases or from mystery sources.
The number of cases in the state rose to 51 on Monday after 11 new local infections were confirmed.
Contact tracers are scrambling to identify about 4,200 close contacts and 279 exposure sites as the end of lockdown looms on Thursday.
Victoria s chief health officer Brett Sutton described the virus as an absolute beast and that authorities were neck and neck with it in the fight to trace cases and control its spread by Friday, or concede defeat and go for another long, hard lockdown.