2 June 2021 9:46am
Victoria’s fourth lockdown will most likely be extended, according to a leak to the mainstream press on Wednesday morning, where it is suggested that tough restrictions would remain in place until at least early next week.
Six new COVID-19 cases were recorded overnight, bringing Victoria’s active caseload to 67 after more than 51,000 people were tested for the virus on Tuesday.
The state government and health officials debated the length of the extension in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday night amid fears of more infections.
COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar expressed fears on Tuesday that the new strain of the virus sweeping through Melbourne is one where transmission occurs aftert “fleeting contact”.
Maree Piacente was due to marry Kevin Magrin this Saturday in Victoria - but their wedding was cancelled as the state looks to contain the last growing Covid outbreak.
Shocking video uploaded to social media showed patrons packed into a bar on Chapel Street in Melbourne s CBD 10minutes before the state entered Lockdown 4.0 at midnight on Thursday.
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Note: Map and figures in this story have been updated and are accurate as of May 29.
There are currently 45 active COVID-19 cases in Victoria. Of these, 35 are locally acquired cases and the remaining 10 are returned travellers in hotel quarantine.
The map below, made using Health Department data, shows the postcode of residence of 34 of these locally acquired cases, but excludes the international arrivals and one case for which the postcode data is not yet available.
Keep in mind that the map just shows area of residence – it does not mean people contracted the virus in these postcodes.
And while the map shows 20 postcodes, there are far more exposure sites throughout the state, many in areas where there currently no active cases:
SA Health released the findings of a report on Wednesday suggesting there were no protocol failures or high-risk events that could have caused the outbreak of cases in Victoria.