Coronavirus update for Victoria - Saturday 21 August

Victoria was notified of 61 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. All were locally acquired cases.

There are 389 active cases in Victoria - 386 locally acquired and three overseas acquired cases.

There are 18 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria. Eight cases are in intensive care and two cases are on ventilators.

The total number of confirmed cases in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic is 21,389.

Update: New restrictions

To see more information on new restrictions, visit Lockdown across Regional Victoria to keep us safe.

Update: Outbreaks

61 new locally acquired cases were formally reported today, plus a further 16 linked to the Shepparton area were announced.

22 cases were in quarantine throughout their infectious period.

17 of today's cases are linked to the Shepparton area.

14 of today's cases are linked to MyCentre Child Care.

There are 35 new cases associated with other existing outbreaks.

There are a further 11 cases that are not currently linked to known outbreaks and are under investigation.

These cases reside in locations around Melbourne including Airport West, Truganina, Frankston, Caroline Springs, Altona North, Keysborough, Docklands, Mordialloc and Yarraville.

Of the 389 active cases in Victoria, 92 are aged 0-9 and 76 are aged 10-19.

The Department currently recognises 8,855 active primary close contacts.

There are more than 580 exposure sites in Victoria.

Please check the website for all exposure sites and the dates and times of exposure at Case alerts - public exposure sites.

The Department regularly manages exposure sites that it doesn't publish online, particularly if these sites represent lower-risk exposures, or if they have comprehensive record-keeping and contact tracing measures, or if they identify small, private locations - including smaller apartment or townhouse complexes.

We continue to ask every Victorian to check exposure sites regularly, as they are subject to change based on follow-up interviews and further investigation.

Update: Vaccinations

29,539 vaccine doses were administered by Victoria's state-commissioned services yesterday.

The total number of doses administered through these services is 2,109,105.

Following the successful operation of Australia's first drive-through vaccination clinic that recently opened in Melton, the Victorian Government has announced the locations of three new drive-through vaccination hubs in Broadmeadows, Sandown Racecourse in Springvale and Eagle Stadium in Werribee.

More information about these new clinics, including their opening dates can be seen at More drive-through vaccination clinics for Victoria.

Victoria's online booking system is now live at Book your vaccine appointment

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