There were 12 new cases reported in Victoria on Tuesday, with the state’s total number of active cases sitting at 186.
This is a 16% decrease on the 216 active cases reported at the same time last week.
Of the active cases, 30 (16%) have been linked to aged care.
The state also recorded one new death, a man in his 70s.
This took the state’s total death toll to 811.
There was a slight increase in the rolling 14-day average for metropolitan Melbourne, up to 10.0 from 9.9 the day before. The regional average remained steady on 0.4.
And there were 23 Victorians in hospital, with zero in intensive care.
The major aged care outbreaks include:
- 17 active cases are currently linked to Estia Aged Care Facility Keilor (total cases: 52)
- 3 active cases are currently linked to Embracia Moonee Valley Aged Care Facility (total cases: 82)
- 3 active cases are currently linked to Opal Hobsons Bay Aged Care Facility (total cases: 46)
- 3 active cases are currently linked to Uniting Age Well Preston (total cases: 3)
Road-map could be rejigged if state misses targets
In his daily press briefing, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews suggested the government’s road-map to recovery could be rejigged, even if the state was unable to its case targets.
“We will not be delivering the entirety of step three ... We will, however, choose those items on that list of things proposed to happen this coming Sunday,” he said.
“Those that are safe, we will proceed with. And there may be some others that we believe are safe that were not necessarily foreshadowed at that time. This is a changing thing.”
Situation in Victoria very different to NSW – Chief Health Officer
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton also appeared at the daily press briefing, rebutting comparisons between NSW and Victoria’s lockdown measures.
“The circumstances in New South Wales are very different,” he said.
“They have prospectively followed a small number of cases over recent months, where they’ve looked forward to the contacts that they have and managed them appropriately.”
