UPDATE: There have now been 35 cases of the coronavirus recorded among Wyndham residents.
This is compared to 29 cases of coronavirus, which were recorded among the area’s residents on Friday.
The latest statistics were released by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) a few minutes ago.
Victorian cases of Covid-19 are recorded by where a patient lives, not where they were diagnosed – so, for example, a Werribee resident who has been diagnosed with the virus, but is staying in Melbourne’s CBD, will be counted as a Wyndham Covid-19 case, not a Melbourne city council Covid-19 case.
Elsewhere in the west, there are 41 cases of Covid-19 among Brimbank residents, 17 among Hobsons Bay residents, 22 in Melton residents and 13 in Maribyrnong residents.
Sixty-three Greater Geelong residents have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
The municipality of Stonnington, in the inner south-east, has 89 cases among residents – the highest in the state.
The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1406 – an increase of 22 since yesterday.
There were no new deaths reported yesterday. To date, 18 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria.
The total number of cases is made up of 735 men and 671 women, with people aged from babies to their early nineties.
There are 143 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Victoria that may have been acquired through community transmission.
Currently 11 people are in hospital, including six patients in intensive care. 1310 people have recovered.
The new confirmed cases include 19 diagnosed among workers at a Brooklyn meat processing facility, taking the total number of cases in this “cluster” to 34.
The DHHS is working closely with the company, which agreed to close their facility for 14 days as a precaution to ensure all required steps are taken, including a thorough cleaning process.
All staff have been tested or are in the process of being tested. All staff are being provided with further information about potential exposure to coronavirus in the workplace, symptoms and quarantine requirements.
“Today’s increase in cases illustrates once again that while we have been flattening the curve, our battle against Covid-19 is far from over,” said Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton.
“Victorians have done a remarkable job so far sticking to the coronavirus restrictions and staying at home has saved lives. But now is not the time for complacency.”
“Up to 100,000 Victorians will be tested for coronavirus during these two weeks as part of a major testing blitz across the state.”
