Health by Mitch Clarke, Olivia Jenkins 26th May 2021 9:25 AM | Updated: 10:01 AM A lockdown could be looming as further six new cases of Covid-19 were announced on Wednesday, with a total of 10 new local infections uncovered on Tuesday. And a 15th case linked to the outbreak has just emerged on Wednesday morning. The government is now understood to be in frantic talks about the prospect of a snap lockdown after earlier ruling it out. It brings the state s active caseload to 24 after six cases were announced on Tuesday morning. Acting Premier James Merlino, Health Minister Martin Foley and chief health officer Brett Sutton are providing an update now.
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Authorities are yet to rule out an extension to Victoria s five-day circuit breaker lockdown, as the state records one new locally acquired case of COVID-19.
Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday confirmed the case is a woman who attended a function with an infectious hotel quarantine worker on 6 February.
The woman is asymptomatic and was tested four times at the weekend, returning both negative and weak positive results.
Her three-year-old child tested positive on Sunday. Given her exposure and the variability of those results, the public health team have taken the most conservative approach and have deemed her a positive case, Mr Andrews told reporters.
Victoria has recorded four new cases of coronavirus. And in another blow to Victoria’s besieged quarantine program, a “hot hotel” and its COVID-infected residents are set to be evacuated.