Victoriaâs chief health officer, Brett Sutton, as 19 new Covid cases were revealed on day two of the stateâs lockdown. Photograph: Michael Currie/Speed Media/REX/Shutterstock
Victoriaâs chief health officer, Brett Sutton, as 19 new Covid cases were revealed on day two of the stateâs lockdown. Photograph: Michael Currie/Speed Media/REX/Shutterstock
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Sat 17 Jul 2021 02.53 EDT
Last modified on Sat 17 Jul 2021 03.51 EDT
Victoria has entered day two of its latest Covid-19 lockdown to news of a further 19 locally acquired cases.
The stateâs health department said all were linked to the current outbreak, which now numbers 43 community cases in total. All but one were active in the community while potentially infectious, as the state identified some 10,000 âprimary close contactsâ.