Victoria has recorded 429 new infections overnight, with case numbers nearing 12,000 across the virus-plagued state.
Thirteen more people have died — a man in his 60s, two men and a woman in their 70s, two men in their 80s and five women and two men in their 90s.
Eight of the 13 new deaths were linked to known outbreaks in aged care facilities. They take the state’s death toll to 136.
Of the 429 new infections, 36 were linked to outbreaks and 393 were under investigation.
There are 416 Victorians in hospital, including 35 in intensive care. A total of 1195 healthcare workers are infected with the virus.
AGED CARE OUTBREAKS
139 cases at St Basil’s Home for the Aged, Fawkner
130 cases at Epping Gardens Aged Care, Epping
106 cases at Estia Aged Care Facility, Ardeer
101 cases at Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes, Kilsyth
88 cases at Estia Aged Care Facility, Heidelberg
65 cases at Glendale Aged Care Facility, Werribee
63 cases at Menarock Life Aged Care, Essendon
61 cases at Aurrum Aged Care Facility, Plenty
58 cases at Outlook Gardens Aged Care facility, Dandenong North
55 cases at Baptcare Wyndham Lodge, Werribee.
New cases have also emerged at Lilydale Lodge Aged Care Facility, Estia Health Aged Care Facility in Glen Waverley and BlueCross The Boulevard in Mill Park.
KNOWN OUTBREAKS
185 cases at Al-Taqwa College, Truganina
148 cases at Bertocchi Smallgoods, Thomastown
129 cases at Somerville Retail Services, Tottenham
86 cases at JBS, Brooklyn
77 cases at Australian Lamb Company, Colac
71 cases at Melbourne Health Royal Park Campus
36 cases at Woolworths Distribution Centre Mulgrave
20 cases at Golden Farms Poultry in Breakwater
21 cases at Catholic Regional College in Sydenham
31 cases at Linfox warehouse in Truganina
30 cases at St Vincent’s Hospital
The Health Department also confirmed it was investigating COVID-19 cases linked to Qantas freight, the Northern Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Melbourne United basketball club, Bestway Dandenong, Jayco Dandenong, and Martin and Pleasance health foods in Port Melbourne.
Â
Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you
