The latest numbers are out for Victoria, with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing 270 new positive cases in the past 24 hours.
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In a media conference this morning, he announced that 28 of those new cases were linked to known outbreaks and 242 were under investigation.
It takes Victoria to 1,803 active cases out of 4,224 in total.
The Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton said: "It's not as high as our biggest single day but we haven't turned the corner yet.
"I hope to see that this week, but there are no guarantees."
There were 21,995 tests in that time, which is less than previously. Premier Andrews called it a "very significant effort" taking into account the lockdown measures that are keeping many people at home.
The total is not the highest but a notable increase on the previous day's numbers.
Mr Andrews said the paramedics, as well as some 1000 Australian Defence Force personnel, will join the public health team.
"It makes sense for us to call upon them as our task gets bigger and bigger," Mr Andrews said.A number of staff from Jetstar, Medibank, Telstra and Qantas will also assist with contact tracing.
"As the task grows, the team needs to grow as well," he said, adding a number of staff from banks also will receive training if required.
The past week has seen the steepest and fastest rise in the number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic measures first came into place.
It reached a record level last Friday with 288 new positive cases returned as the state health authorities ramped up testing.
The breakdown by local government area will be released later in the day.
Ballarat has remained free of positive COVID cases since mid-May while other regional cities have all seen new cases emerge over the past few days.
There are active cases in Geelong and Bendigo, while a new case has also cropped up in Warrnambool.
The results announced yesterday showed Moorabool Shire now has two active cases.
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