Victoria has actually taped 300 new cases of coronavirus over night and 6 more deaths, taking the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 55.
Key points:
- It is the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Victoria in a single day
- More than 1,000 ADF personnel are being sent to Victoria to help public health teams
- Individuals who “want to party” were amongst 101 fines provided yesterday, the Police Minister says
Premier Daniel Andrews stated three of the people who died were in their 90 s and three were in their 80 s.
All were connected to aged care settings, he said.
Of the new cases, 51 were linked to known outbreaks while 249 were under examination.
Six deaths is a new single-day record in Victoria, and follows a record-high of five deaths was