Coronavirus update for Victoria - 08 July 2020

Victoria has recorded 134 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 2942.

The overall total has increased by 118, after 16 cases were reclassified – largely due to duplication. 

Within Victoria, 11 of the new cases are linked to outbreaks and 123 are under investigation. No cases have been detected in returned travellers in hotel quarantine.

There have been no deaths reported since yesterday. To date, 22 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria.

• 456 cases may indicate community transmission
• 860 cases are currently active in Victoria
• 41 cases of coronavirus are in hospital, including 7 in intensive care
• 2,058 people have recovered from the virus
• Of the total cases, 2,575 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 263 are from regional Victoria
• Total cases include 1,545 are men and 1,372 are women
• More than 1,008,000 tests have been processed to date

Of yesterday’s new cases which have already been linked to outbreaks, the breakdown is: 

• 7 new cases linked to the Al-Taqwa College outbreak, with the total now 102.
• 2 cases relating to the North Melbourne and Flemington public housing towers, with the total now 75.
• 1 case linked to the Stamford Plaza outbreak, which now totals 43.
• 1 new case at the PM Fresh facility in Broadmeadows, taking the total at the site to 2. Contact tracing is under way and appropriate testing of staff will be undertaken.

Other cases include:

• 4 patients and a staff member who have tested positive at Brunswick Private Hospital. Contact tracing is under way. The outbreak squad will visit today and the hospital is closed to new admissions. 
• 3 additional cases have been linked to the Woolworths Customer Fulfilment Centre in Footscray, taking the total to 4. 3 are staff members and 1 is a household contact of a staff member. Contact tracing is continuing.
• 5 positive cases have been linked to aged care services, where cleaning, contact tracing and appropriate testing is under way. This includes:

1. a staff member who was infectious while at the Doutta Galla, Lynch’s Bridge site in Kensington on 2 and 3 July
2. a resident who tested positive at the Glendale Aged Care facility in Werribee
3. a staff member who worked at the Uniting AgeWell facility in Preston
4. a staff member at BaptCare Karana in Kew who tested positive but did not work while infectious
5. a positive case who provides aged care services to clients in their homes through Mercy Health.

From 11.59pm tonight, Stage 3 “Stay at Home” restrictions come into force for six weeks across metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire. 

“These restrictions have become necessary because of the sharp increase in cases,” said Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.

“If you live in these areas, there’ll be only four reasons to leave your home: shopping for food and essential items; care and caregiving; daily exercise; and work and study, if you can’t do it from home. 

“This Stay at Home direction will apply to your principal place of residence – which means you need to stay home and not use a holiday home.

“Restaurants and cafes will return to takeaway and delivery services only, and beauty and personal services will need to close. Entertainment and cultural venues will need to close. Community sport will also stop.
 
“From Monday, all Year 11 and Year 12 students in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will go back to school for Term 3 as planned, along with our special schools. For students Prep to Year 10 in these areas, school holidays have been extended for one week to give us time to look at the data and decide the next steps.

“These are tough measures but this virus is not selective - it will impact anyone it encounters, and personal contact is the clear source of its transmission. We need everyone to do their part and ensure it is stopped in its tracks.”

Media inquiries

Department of Health & Human Services Media Unit (03) 9096 8860 or press@dhhs.vic.gov.au.

Cases by Local Government Area

Please find the latest COVID-19 notifications by local government areas below.
Note:

• Residential location is the residential address provided when the case is notified.
• This is not where they were infected and may not be where the case currently resides.
• Numbers are correct as of 11.59pm last night but are subject to change as cases are followed up and data is analysed.
• The last column shows the number of current active cases in an LGA. Active cases are defined as someone who has tested positive, is currently in isolation and being monitored by the Department and who has not yet recovered.

Confirmed cases by LGA 08/07/2020