Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed the state had 282 new cases in his daily briefing on Monday, a slight increase on Sunday’s total of 279 new cases.
Victoria now has 7,474 active cases with over 2,000 linked to aged care settings.
Premier Andrews confirmed 25 deaths, the deadliest day since the start of the pandemic, including one man in his 60s, four women and three men in their 70s, six women and four men in their 80s and four women and three men in their 90s.
Of these deaths, 22 have been linked to aged care settings. At least 216 of the 334 people who have died with COVID-19 in Victoria were either aged care residents or have been linked to aged care.
Victoria has recorded outbreaks in 148 aged care services, with at least 119 still active.
The major outbreaks include:
- 205 cases linked to Epping Gardens Aged Care in Epping (2 new cases since Friday)
- 190 cases linked to St Basil’s Home for the Aged in Fawkner (3 new cases since Friday)
- 157 cases linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Ardeer (3 new cases since Friday)
- 131 cases linked to BaptCare Wyndham Lodge Community in Werribee (8 new cases since Friday)
- 130 cases linked to Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth (no new cases since Friday)
- 107 cases linked to Outlook Gardens Aged Care Facility in Dandenong North (no new cases since Friday)
- 107 cases linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Heidelberg (6 new cases since Friday)
- 100 cases linked to Twin Parks Aged Care in Reservoir (9 new cases since Friday)
- 94 cases linked to Arcare Aged Care Facility in Craigieburn (4 new cases since Friday)
Victoria has 657 people in hospital with COVID with 44 in intensive care – including 32 on ventilators.
Dip in new cases promising, but no time for complacency – Andrews
The Premier said there was some cause for people to be hopeful with the number of new cases below 300, but urged Victorians to err on the side of caution.
“We can’t afford for any sense of complacency to creep in here. We just have to keep pushing forward each and every day,” he said.
“This is a long way from over.”
Every effort being made for Hambleton House supported residents after weekend breaches
Mr Andrews also confirmed an additional 12 residents at Hambleton House, a supported residential service for people with mental health issues, located in Albert Park, 4km south of the CBD, would be transferred to hospital.
This comes after 10 residents were transferred out of the facility on Sunday amid media reports that residents had been seen breaching lockdown restrictions and wandering the local community without face masks over the weekend.
The Premier said “every effort was being made” to ensure appropriate care was provided for residents.
“This is a serious issue, it's being taken seriously,” he said.
