Victorian health authorities are on high alert after three new locally acquired cases.
Two of those infections were reported on Monday and the third case is a household contact of a known case who has been isolating throughout their infectious period.
The results come from 23,470 tests and there are currently 20 active cases in the state.
The new cases brings an end to Victoria s 12-day streak of no new local infections.
Reported yesterday: 2 new local cases, 1 case acquired interstate and no new cases acquired overseas.
- 14,384 vaccine doses were administered
- 23,470 test results were received
It comes after one infected NSW furniture removalists have forced an apartment complex in Melbourne to be locked down, with residents told they cannot leave unless it s an emergency.
Two of the family members were already announced as positive coronavirus cases on Monday.
Authorities said three members of the family flew into Melbourne from Sydney on 4 July, while a fourth drove back on Thursday.
They all tested negative shortly after arrival but two became symptomatic and were swabbed again on Sunday, returning positive results on Monday morning.
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Neither the flight nor Melbourne Airport has been listed as exposure sites, as the family tested negative for the virus two days after their arrival and other passengers are already self-isolating as part of their red zone permit conditions.
Meanwhile, more than 150 people at an apartment complex in Melbourne s northwest is in lockdown after a group of infectious NSW removalists visited the site.
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