Victoria was notified of 20 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. All are locally acquired cases.
There are 118 active cases in Victoria - 116 locally acquired and two overseas acquired cases.
There is one COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria.
The total number of confirmed cases in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic is 21,056.
Update: Outbreaks
15 of the 20 new locally acquired cases are linked to current outbreaks and 5 are under investigation.
14 cases were in quarantine for their infectious period.
Of the 15 linked cases:
Six cases are associated with Al-Taqwa College – a student and 5 household contacts.
Five cases are associated with Mount Alexander College – all household contacts.
Four cases are associated with CS Square in Caroline Springs, one of which is indirectly linked to CS Square. Of these four:
- Two are linked to Jolly Miller Café – a worker and a household contact
- One is linked to YPA real estate – a worker
- One is linked to a private workplace in Hoppers Crossing which in turn is linked to the SC Square outbreak
Of the five cases under investigation, three are from a household in the City of Melton and two are a from a household in the City of Melbourne.
There are now more than 12,000 active primary close contacts across Victoria.
Please check the website for all exposure sites and the dates and times of exposure at Case alerts – public exposure sites.
The Department regularly manages exposure sites that it doesn’t publish online, particularly if these sites represent lower-risk exposures, or if they have comprehensive record-keeping and contact tracing measures, or if they identify small, private locations – including smaller apartment or townhouse complexes.
We continue to ask every Victorian to check exposure sites regularly, as they are subject to change based on follow-up interviews and further investigation.
Update: Restrictions
At 11:59pm Monday 9 August, restrictions eased in regional Victoria.
For more information, see Lockdown to lift in regional Victoria.
Update: Vaccinations
Yesterday, 23,811 vaccine doses were administered by Victoria’s state-commissioned services.
The total number of doses administered through these services is 1,842,599.
Victorians aged between 18 and 39 can attend a state-run vaccination centre to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine should they provide informed consent.
Yesterday, 3,300 people received their first dose of AstraZeneca.
In the last 24 hours, over 7,000 bookings were made for AstraZeneca, and over 30,000 bookings were made for Pfizer – including second doses.
There are now 50 open access vaccination centres operating across Victoria.
Victoria’s online booking system is now live at Book your vaccine appointment
