PYRENEES Shire has recorded its first COVID-19 case for the pandemic.
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This comes with two new cases in the City of Ballarat on Sunday, adding to three for the weekend and four in the past four days.
Active cases in Ballarat remain on 11, the same as Saturday, which suggests two people have recovered from the virus.
Ballarat's overall case tally is 28.
It is unclear where in the Pyrenees Shire the infected person lives. The expansive shire, taking in popular wine country, has major towns in Beaufort, Avoca, Lexton and Trewalla.
Golden Plains has 10 active cases, after two new cases were recorded on Saturday, taking the shire's total cases to 15.
Moorabool has also recorded two new cases on Sunday, making for 13 active cases and a total of 17 people who have had the virus.
Hepburn has been without a new case for months.
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In Geelong, the surge in cases continues, with 98 active cases making for 25 new cases discovered at the weekend.
That figure was as low as 31 earlier in the week.
Bendigo's numbers are also climbing with 22 active cases, an increase of four this weekend.
In the Colac-Otway Shire, there are now 88 active cases, an increase of 12 on Sunday.
Stage three restrictions come back into play across regional Victoria from Wednesday night.
Until then, tighter restrictions remain on Moorabool and Golden Plains shires (plus four other shires surrounding the Geelong area).
Residents in those areas are no longer allowed to have any visitors into their home, nor visit other people's home even if outside the restricted zones, but the measures are still not as tight as metropolitan Melbourne.
Facemasks will also become mandatory when leaving home throughout the entire state from 11.56pm Sunday.
Victoria has recorded 671 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 11,557.
The overall total has increased by 626, due to 45 cases being reclassified - largely due to duplication.
Within Victoria, 73 of the new cases are linked to outbreaks or complex cases and 598 are under investigation.
There have been seven new deaths from COVID-19 reported since yesterday. They include three women in their 70s, two women in their 80s, one man in his 90s and one woman in her 90s.
Six of the seven new deaths are linked to known outbreaks in aged care facilities. To date, 123 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria.
In Victoria:
- 1962 cases may indicate community transmission
- 6322 cases are active in Victoria
- 385 cases of coronavirus are in hospital, including 38 in intensive care
- 4915 people have recovered from the virus
Of the total cases:
- 10,643 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 661 are from regional Victoria
- Total cases include 5690 men and 5743 women
- Total number of healthcare workers: 1115, active cases: 649
- There are 1053 active cases relating to outbreaks across aged care facilities
Cases currently linked to public housing in North Melbourne, Flemington and Carlton are as follows:
- 308 cases are residents of various public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington. Investigations are continuing into how these cases are linked.
- 67 cases are residents of various public housing towers in Carlton. Investigations are continuing into if and/or how these cases are linked.
Active cases in aged care are as follows:
- 136 cases have been linked to St Basil's Home for the Aged in Fawkner
- 122 cases have been linked to Epping Gardens Aged Care in Epping
- 106 cases have been linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Ardeer
- 101 cases have been linked to Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth
- 87 cases have been linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Heidelberg
- 63 cases have been linked to Menarock Life Aged Care Facility in Essendon
- 62 cases have been linked to Glendale Aged Care Facility in Werribee
- 58 cases have been linked to Outlook Gardens Aged Care Facility in Dandenong North
- 56 cases have been linked to Aurrum Aged care in Plenty
- 54 cases have been linked to BaptCare Wyndham Lodge in Werribee
New cases in other aged care facilities include two cases linked to James Barker House in Footscray, one case in a staff member at BlueCross Ivanhoe, one case in a staff member in BUPA Thomastown, one case in a staff member lined to Mercy Place Coben and Mercy Place Mordialloc, and one case in a resident linked to Menarock Rosehill, Highett.
Cases currently linked to key outbreaks are as follows:
- 185 cases have been linked to Al-Taqwa College
- 142 cases have been linked to Bertocchi Smallgoods in Thomastown
- 127 cases have been linked to Somerville Retail Services in Tottenham
- 85 cases have been linked to JBS in Brooklyn
- 72 cases have been linked to Australian Lamb Company in Colac
- 54 cases have been linked to Melbourne Health Royal Park Campus
- 35 cases have been linked to Woolworths Distribution Centre Mulgrave
- 32 cases have been linked to LaManna supermarket in Essendon
- 26 cases have been linked to Nino Early Learning in Bundoora
- 26 cases have been linked to the Linfox warehouse in Truganina
- 19 cases have been linked to Serco in Mill Park
- 18 cases have been linked to Catholic Regional College in Sydenham
As investigations are undertaken throughout the day, these outbreak totals are likely to change as the public health team identify links between cases and identified outbreaks. Organisation based outbreaks totals include contacts as well as employees/residents/staff/students of that location/business.
WHERE TO TAKE A COVID-19 TEST IN BALLARAT
Everyone who feels even the slightest cold or flu-like symptom must assume they have the virus until a test result proves otherwise. Anybody with symptoms or awaiting a result should self-isolate at home.
- If you have cold or flu-like symptoms, make an appointment either online or by phone (4311 1571) to take a test at Lucas Community Hub. Tests are by appointment only.
- There is now a testing site at the Ballarat Senior Citizens Centre in the CBD. People are encouraged to book a test by calling 1800 054 172.
VICTORIA'S NIGHTMARE STRETCH
- Sunday, August 2: 671 new cases, seven deaths as harsh new lockdown laws are announced
- Saturday, August 1: 397 new cases, three deaths
- Friday, July 31: 627 new cases, eight deaths. Premier says one in four Covid cases not home when checked.
- Thursday July 30: 723 cases, 13 deaths. Just when it was looking promising, alarming new record set.
- Wednesday July 29: 295 new cases, nine deaths as new cases drop below 300 for first time in nine days
- Tuesday July 28: 380 new cases, six deaths as aged care outbreaks continue to climb
- Monday July 27: 532 new cases as daily cases hits 500 for first time, six deaths
- Sunday July 26: 459 new cases as double-digit death toll is recorded for first time with 10 deaths
- Saturday July 25: 357 new cases, five new deaths
- Friday July 24: 300 cases, six deaths, ADF role expanded to help with contact tracing.
- Thursday July 23 - 403 cases, five deaths, worst day for fatalities in any state, masks now mandatory
- Wednesday July 22 - 484 cases, two deaths
- Tuesday July 21 - 374 cases, three deaths
- Monday July 20 - 275 cases, one death
- Sunday July 19 - 363 cases, three deaths, notice that masks will become mandatory in lockdown areas
- Saturday July 18 - 217 cases, three deaths, final Melbourne public housing tower released from hard lockdown
- Friday July 17 - 428 cases, three deaths
- Thursday July 16 - 317 cases, two deaths
- Wednesday July 15 - 238 cases, one death
- Tuesday July 14 - 270 cases, two deaths
- Monday July 13 - 177 cases
- Sunday July 12 - 273 cases, one death
- Saturday July 11 - 216 cases, one death
- Friday July 10 - 288 cases, a national daily record at the time
- Thursday July 9 - 165 cases, eight of nine Melbourne public housing towers released from hard lockdown
- Wednesday July 8 - 134 cases, new stage-three restrictions announced for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire
- Tuesday July 7 - 191 cases
- Monday July 6 - 127 cases, two deaths, NSW border closed
- Sunday July 5 - 74 cases
- Saturday July 4 - 108 cases, immediate hard lockdown of nine Melbourne public housing towers
- Friday July 3 - 66 cases
- Thursday July 2 - 77 cases
- Wednesday July 1 - 73 cases
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