Victoria was notified of 25 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. All are locally acquired cases.
There are 185 active cases in Victoria - 183 locally acquired and two overseas acquired cases.
There are four COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria. One case is in intensive care.
The total number of confirmed cases in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic is 21,144.
Update: Outbreaks
Of the 25 new locally acquired cases, 21 are linked to current outbreaks and four are under investigation.
There were 12 cases in quarantine throughout their infectious period.
Of the locally-acquired cases:
- 10 are linked to Al Taqwa College - 2 students and 8 household contacts
- 7 are linked to Glenroy West Primary - 6 students and one household contact
- 3 are linked to CS Square in Caroline Springs - all are household contacts
- 1 case is linked to a case announced Friday in the Middle Park community
There are 4 cases for which investigations are still underway into an acquisition source:
- 1 resides in the City of Dandenong
- 1 resides in the City of Maribyrnong
- 2 reside in the City of Port Phillip
There are currently more than 13,000 active primary close contacts in isolation in Victoria.
Authorised officers, supported by the Australian Defence Force, continue to visit homes across Victoria to ensure that people are isolating correctly and are well supported. 1411 household visits were conducted yesterday. Officers are seeing a strong level of compliance.
There are around 500 exposure sites in Victoria and that number continues to grow.
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
In another record day for Victoria, 23,076 vaccine doses were administered by Victoria's state-commissioned services yesterday.
The total number of doses administered through these services is 1,948,996.
More and more appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine are opening up. For more information, see More and more Victorians pick a reason to get vaccinated.
Victorians aged between 18 and 39 can attend a state-run vaccination centre to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine should they provide informed consent.
Anyone who is eligible to be vaccinated is strongly encouraged to make a booking.
Victoria's online booking system is now live at Book your vaccine appointment
