Victoria was notified of 23 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday which includes 21 locally acquired cases and two cases acquired interstate.
There are 137 active cases in Victoria - 135 locally acquired and two overseas acquired cases.
There are two COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria.
The total number of confirmed cases in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic is 21,083. Four historic cases have been reclassified.
Update: Outbreaks
Of the 21 new locally acquired cases, 15 have been in quarantine throughout their infectious period.
The locally acquired cases are:
Ten cases linked to Al Taqwa College - a household of six people including three staff members of the college, three household contacts including one student and one additional household contact
Four cases linked to the City of Hobson's Bay outbreak - one player and three contacts of existing cases
Three cases linked to the Caroline Springs Square shopping centre - all are household contacts of existing cases
One case lives in West Brunswick with the acquisition source under investigation
Three cases in two separate households in Glenroy are not yet linked to known outbreaks and are also under investigation.
There are two interstate acquired cases who arrived on a flight from Sydney on Monday 9 August and attempted to enter Victoria on a green zone permit. They were questioned by authorised officers at the airport, immediately transferred to hotel quarantine and have been fined. They tested positive yesterday.
All 46 passengers on Qantas flight QF471 have been contacted and advised to immediately isolate, get tested and remain in isolation for 14 days.
Since 12 July, more than 6000 passengers have arrived in Victoria from zones requiring specific permits or exemptions and have been checked at the airport. Of those, 190 people arrived without the appropriate permissions and were placed into hotel quarantine and 65 were placed on flights back to their point of department.
There are now more than 13,700 active primary close contacts across Victoria.
There are more than 340 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: Restrictions
Due to the current level of community transmission of COVID-19 in Victoria, the government yesterday announced an extension of the current lockdown measures.
For more information, see Extended Melbourne lockdown to keep Victorians safe.
At 11:59pm Monday 9 August, restrictions eased in regional Victoria.
For more information, see Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria.
Some businesses can remain open under restrictions. If their employees are unable to work from home, they can leave home to attend work.
Additions have been made to the Authorised Premises and Authorised Worker List that allow businesses with an ABN to provide services that operate solely outdoors, where physical distancing can be maintained at all times: up to five people (with an additional supervisor) for outdoor maintenance, repairs, cleaning and other building work, home renovations and installations (outdoor only) and home solar panel installations (outdoor and roof cavities with external access only).
Pet grooming mobile services can be undertaken in a contactless manner and operate solely outdoors where physical distancing can be maintained at all times. Pamphlets and advertising material delivery services to solely outdoor mailboxes are also permitted for up to five people for businesses with an ABN.
Where a cross-border community area is designated an extreme risk zone, cross-border community members aged 18 years and above will require a permit to enter Victoria from 6:00pm on Friday 13 August. Permits last for 14 days - you won't need a new one every time you cross and it allows for multiple entries.
Cross border community residents must carry a valid permit when entering from an extreme risk zone. The six reasons why residents can cross the border remain the same. Permits are available from the Service Victoria website and via the Service Victoria app.
Update: Vaccinations
Yesterday, 25,418 vaccine doses were administered by Victoria's state-commissioned services.
The total number of doses administered through these services is 1,868,317.
Victorians aged between 18 and 39 can attend a state-run vaccination centre to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine should they provide informed consent.
Over the past three days, 9600 people have received their first dose of AstraZeneca, which is a three-fold increase on last week. There are 11,600 bookings in the system for the rest of this week for the first dose of AstraZeneca.
There are still around 240,000 vaccination bookings available for the next four weeks. Anyone who is eligible for vaccination is urged to come forward and book in.
There are 50 open access vaccination centres operating across Victoria.
Victoria's online booking system is now live at Book your vaccine appointment
