There are now 32 active cases in Victoria including returning travellers in hotel quarantine Acting Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan looks on while Deputy Chief Health Officer Professor Allen Cheng. Photo: AAP/Erik Anderson
3 January 2021 10:30am
Victoria has recorded three new locally acquired coronavirus cases overnight, all related to the Black Rock restaurant cluster that originated from the outbreak in New South Wales.
There were reportedly 22,477 test results processed on Saturday acting Premier Jacinta Allen said earlier today, while long queues at testing sites are forming every day.
At the moment the total number of COVID-19 infections linked to the Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant has increased to 21.
That s it for today!
By Nigel Gladstone
Thanks for joining us on the first day of the new year. We re winding things up now, but we ll be back in the morning to continue our live coverage.
Here s a wrap of the key events from today:
NSW reported three local cases on Friday â all mystery cases in Sydney s west â with a plea issued for Greystanes, Berala, Auburn and Lidcombe residents to get tested.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected âvery dangerousâ calls to rush approvals for a coronavirus vaccine and called for consistency on border closures.
NSW household gatherings are now limited to five guests in Greater Sydney, Wollongong, the Central Coast and the Blue Mountains. Masks are mandatory indoors again in Victoria where they reported eight new COVID-19 cases.