There were 25 new cases of COVID-19 in the 24-hour period to midnight this morning Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced earlier today. Of these cases, just one was acquired from an overseas source and there were no cases from inter-state sources.
The DHHS said there 227 active cases in the state. Over the same period, the DHHS reported that 25,742 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 and 31,519 test results were received.
At 10pm last night, the department announced travel-permit zone changes with the Australian Capital Territory declared as an extreme risk zone. Greater Darwin and Katherine in the Northern Territory have also been declared extreme risk zones.
The ABC reported this morning that the number of sites in Canberra that had been visited by a positive COVID-19 case had grown to more than 100 overnight. Among the sites listed were the Reid and Bruce campus sites of the Canberra Institute of Technology, where three people tested positive for COVID-19, and F45 Training in Barton. Gyms in Mawson and Gugahlin were included, as were pubs in the federal capital’s centre. Shops in Gungahlin and supermarkets in Westfield Belconnen were also on the list. There are 28 active cases in the ACT.
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“If you have been in an extreme risk zone at any time since the zone started in the last 14 days, you cannot enter Victoria without an exception, exemption or another valid permit – even if you are a Victorian resident,” the DHHS said in statement on Twitter.
“Exemptions are very rare and only granted in special circumstances. Even if you have an exemption, conditions will still apply if you have been in an extreme risk zone. In most cases, these conditions will include quarantine for 14 days.”
In the Northern Territory, Greater Darwin and Katherine went into a three-day lockdown after a US man who tested positive, had travelled to the Territory from Sydney.
The latest figures for New South Wales were not available at the time of writing, however NSW Health confirmed that three patients and two members of staff of the oncology department of St George Hospital had test positive for COVID-19 over the past few days. The ABC reported that the hospital would treat all the patients in the ward as close contacts and that extra infection control measures would be followed.
NSW Health issued a public alert at 9pm last night that new, updated COVID-19 case locations in the state included Dubbo, Glendale, Ingleburn and Kotara.
Meanwhil,e Queensland reported that while there were a total of 1,955 cases in the state there were no new cases reported yesterday. A total of 3,838,591 tests were conducted in the state and 1,112,198 Queenslanders had been vaccinated for COVID-19.
♦ To find out more regarding travel permits visit the Victorian Travel Permit System page.
