Another 77 people in Victoria have been diagnosed with coronavirus and the state has recorded its single biggest increase in community transmission to date.
Key points:
- Community transmission cases, where the source of the infection cannot be traced, are up by 31
- Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says “there is absolutely a possibility, an expectation” that more people will die
- He says there is evidence of student-to-student and teacher-to-teacher transmission in schools, but still expects students will return to classrooms after school holidays
Of the 77 new cases, 13 are linked to outbreaks, 37 were discovered through routine testing and 27 are still under investigation.
None of the new infections are from hotel quarantine.
It’s the fourth-highest daily increase in Victoria to date, and the largest daily increase since March.
Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said 31 of the state’s infections had been classed as community transmission, bringing the total to 332.
Locally acquired cases are classified as community transmission if, after investigation by t