There are now 1,089 active coronavirus cases across 79 Victorian aged care homes, with the total number of cases linked to facilities at 1,301.
642 of those infected are residents, while 544 are staff and 115 are contacts of residents and staff.
77 deaths linked to aged care have also been recorded.
Victoria recorded 429 new COVID-19 cases on Monday for a state-wide total of 11,937 COVID-19 cases.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews also announced 13 new deaths, including a man in his 60s, two men and a woman in their 70s, two men in their 80s and five women and two men in their 90s.
Eight have been linked to aged care homes – bringing the state’s death toll to 136.
The numbers come a day after Mr Andrews imposed tighter public health restrictions, announcing yesterday afternoon that most of the state’s businesses must close for six weeks.
In the past 24 hours, NSW has recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases, with a baby among them – there was also one new case in Queensland, two in South Australia, one in Western Australia and no new cases in the ACT, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
The major Victorian aged care outbreaks include:
- 139 cases linked to St Basil’s Home for the Aged in Fawkner (15 new cases since Friday – 84 residents, 43 staff and 12 contacts)
- 130 cases linked to Epping Gardens Aged Care in Epping (26 new cases since Friday – 78 residents, 46 staff and six contacts)
- 106 cases linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Ardeer (9 new cases since Friday – 50 residents and 56 staff)
- 101 cases linked to Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth (14 new cases since Friday – 45 residents, 41 staff and 15 contacts)
- 88 cases linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Heidelberg (6 new cases since Friday – 25 residents, 47 staff and 16 contacts)
- 65 cases linked to Glendale Aged Care Facility in Glendale (7 new cases since Friday –33 residents, 23 staff and 9 contacts)
- 63 cases linked to Menarock Life Aged Care in Essendon (no new cases since Friday – 20 residents, 25 staff and 18 contacts)
- 61 cases linked to Aurrum Aged Care Facility in Plenty (42 residents, 15 staff and 4 contacts)
- 58 cases linked to Outlook Gardens Aged Care facility in Dandenong North (3 new cases since Friday – 22 residents, 28 staff and 8 contacts)
- 55 cases linked to BaptCare Wyndham Lodge in Werribee (3 new cases since Friday – 28 residents, 27 staff and 0 contacts)
As you can see, some outbreaks are more concentrated in residents while others are more in staff with close contacts also proving to be an area of transmission.
New Victorian cases have also been identified at Lilydale Lodge Aged Care Facility; Estia Health Aged Care Facility in Glen Waverley; BlueCross The Boulevard in Mill Park; two cases linked to James Barker House in Footscray; one case in a staff member at BlueCross Ivanhoe; one case in a staff member in BUPA Thomastown; one case in a staff member lined to Mercy Place Coben; and Mercy Place Mordialloc; and one case in a resident linked to Menarock Rosehill in Highett.
There was some positive news north of the border however, with Ashfield Baptist Homes in Sydney’s inner west confirming that all of its residents and staff have tested negative to coronavirus.
The home had closed its doors to visitors after a worker tested positive for COVID-19 on July 22.
