As the Victorian state government announced its roadmap out of lockdowns earlier today, the state recorded 507 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and one further death.

The state’s Delta outbreak worsens taking the number of active cases to 5,262, with the vast majority of those acquired in the community.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, thanked the community for getting tested, explaining that the new community infections were detected out of 58,619 test results processed on Saturday.

While announcing the new roadmap out of lockdown, the Premier said that New South Wales is most likely to see restrictions eased earlier than Victoria as they are ahead of their vaccination percentage goals.

Mr Andrews stressed that Health Authorities will be following closely the progress made and risks arising as NSW exits lockdown in order to ensure a smooth transition for Victorians.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has also announced an easing of restrictions for Sydney’s COVID-19 hotspots from tomorrow Monday, after the state recorded 1,083 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths.

From 12:01am, the communities of Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Strathfield, and Penrith will be able to enjoy more freedoms:

  • Unlimited duration of outdoor exercise and recreation (previously a two-hour limit)
  • Outdoor gatherings of up to five fully vaccinated people (not including children aged 12 and under) will be allowed or within 5km of home
  • Shopping, exercise and outdoor recreation can be done 5km from home or within your LGA (previously only 5km from home)
  • People in NSW will be able to attend a small wedding ceremony attended by a maximum of 11 people in Greater Sydney as a guest
  • A person’s single’s bubble buddy can live in Greater Sydney (previously must have resided within 5km of a person’s home)
  • The authorised worker conditions and the travel permit requirements, however, will remain in place for those 12 communities
  • On 27 September, all public pools in NSW will reopen, provided councils have a COVID-safe plan approved by NSW Health

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