Staff from three more aged care facilities, including two in regional Victoria, have been diagnosed with COVID-19 amid fears the virus is spreading outside lockdown zones.
Key points:
- Staff members from a facility in Bendigo and a home in Ballarat have contracted coronavirus
- Health Minister Jenny Mikakos says the cases show all of Victoria needs to be vigilant
- A Federal Victorian MP is calling for a “genuine hard border” around locked-down areas
Victoria recorded 217 new coronavirus infections and three more deaths since Friday morning.
Clusters linked to several hospitals and aged care facilities across Melbourne have continued to grow as cases have risen across the state in recent weeks.
There are now 405 healthcare workers across the state who have contracted the virus, including 157 active cases.
The vast majority of those infections are believed to have been acquired in the community,