There were 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Victoria, a significant decrease on the 114 new cases reported at the same point last month.
This brought the number of active cases to 305, with 147 linked to aged care.
At the same time in August, the number of active cases was 2830 (89% more), with 1,277 linked to aged care (88% more).
The 14-day rolling average continued to drop to 16.4 in metropolitan Melbourne (down from 18.2) and 0.3 in regional Victoria (down from 0.6).
There were 44 Victorians in hospital, with six in ICU and three on a ventilator.
Sadly, four more deaths were confirmed bringing the state’s total to 798.
Two of these deaths have been linked to aged care, and include a woman in her 70s, a woman in her 80s and a man and a woman in their 90s.
Active aged care outbreaks with the highest active case numbers are as follows:
- Estia Aged Care Facility Keilor: 33 (46 total)
- Opal Hobsons Bay Aged Care Facility Altona North: 21 (total cases: 45)
- Embracia Moonee Valley Aged Care Facility: 19 (total cases: 80)
- Edenvale Manor Aged Care Facility Keilor East: 14 (total cases: 23)
- Baptcare Wyndham Lodge Community Werribee: 12 (total cases: 260)
- Doutta Galla Aged Services Woornack: 7 (total cases: 60)
- Mercy Place Parkville Aged Care Facility: 7 (total cases: 104)
- Twin Parks Aged Care Reservoir: 4 (total cases: 127)
- Churches of Christ Care Arcadia Aged Care Essendon: 4 (total cases: 22)
- Epping Gardens Aged Care Facility: 3 (total cases: 220)
Chief Health Officer – Estia outbreak possibly caused by hospital transfer
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton appeared at Premier Daniel Andrews’ daily COVID-19 briefing, commenting on some of the state’s largest active outbreaks.
This includes Estia Keilor which, as of Tuesday, had 34 active cases.
Professor Sutton was asked if he was confident that the state was on top of the outbreak at the facility in Melbourne’s north-west.
He said the VACRC is focused on support the facility in whatever way possible, “but it’s an active outbreak at the moment so I wouldn’t say it’s over by a long shot.”
Professor Sutton wouldn’t confirm if the outbreak was caused by a hospital transfer, but added, “I’m not sure, I can come back to you on that, but I think it might have been introduced by a transfer.”
