Victoria reports 73 new local COVID-19 cases after confirmation of lockdown extension
Victoria recorded 73 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to midnight on Sunday.
Fifty-two infections were linked to previously announced cases, while the source of the 21 others remains under investigation.
The number of new cases in the community while infectious was not immediately clear.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced an extension to Victoria's lockdown on Sunday after the state reported 92 new locally acquired cases.
He said an announcement on the length of the extension will be made in the coming days.
Of the locally-acquired cases, 52 have so far been linked to existing cases and outbreaks. Further case information will be provided this morning. [2/2]
รข€" VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) August 29, 2021The new cases announced on Monday mean there are now 805 active infections of COVID-19 in Victoria.
More than 26,700 vaccine doses were administered at state-run hubs and 41,395 test results were received on Sunday.
COVID-19 is continuing to appear in regional areas, with one case announced on Sunday in the Gippsland town of Traralgon, in a person who had been to a funeral in Melbourne.
The outbreak in Shepparton also continues to grow.
Victoria's exposure site list now stands at more than 930.
With AAP.
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