There were 15 new cases recorded in Victoria on Tuesday, bringing the state’s total number of active cases to 216.
At the same point last week, the state had 326 active cases (33% higher).
Of the active cases, 66 (30%) have been linked to aged care.
The rolling 14-day case average fell to 10.6 in metropolitan Melbourne and remained steady at 0.3 in regional Victoria.
An additional death was recorded, bringing the state’s total to 807.
There were also 21 Victorians in hospital with the virus, with one in ICU.
Active aged care outbreaks with the highest active case numbers are as follows:
- 25 active cases are currently linked to Estia Aged Care Facility Keilor (total cases: 50)
- 10 active cases are currently linked to Opal Hobsons Bay Aged Care Facility (total cases: 46)
- 10 active cases are currently linked to Edenvale Manor Aged Care Facility Keilor East (total cases: 23)
- 7 active cases are currently linked to Embracia Moonee Valley Aged Care Facility (total cases: 81)
- 2 active cases are currently linked to Doutta Galla Aged Services Woornack (total cases: 60)
- 2 active cases are currently linked to Mercy Place Parkville (total cases: 10
Mystery cases remain an issue
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton appeared at Premier Daniel Andrews' daily press briefing, who said he wasn’t pleased to see a double digit increase in new cases.
“Mystery cases are a challenge for that exact reason. They represent a chain of transmission. There are others out there who had the virus and may not be infectious any more, but they had been infectious,” he said.
“Sometimes we subsequently identify them and make the linkages back. The mystery case is no longer a mystery case. We do resolve cases that get initially flagged as mystery cases because we find the missing links.”
