Victoria has recorded 16 new cases of COVID-19 today.
In the past 24 hours to midnight, the Victorian Government’s Department of Health received 53,283 test results and came back with 16 locally acquired cases and two that were acquired overseas.
That brings the total amount of active cases to 70. The state said that all locally-acquired cases are linked to the current outbreaks.
Reported yesterday: 16 new local cases and 2 new cases acquired overseas (currently in HQ).
– 16,751 vaccine doses were administered
– 53,283 test results were received
More later: https://t.co/lIUrl0ZEco#COVID19Vic #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/1sHlGbgFGl— Victorian Department of Health (@VicGovDH) July 17, 2021
There are a number of new exposure sites, including a rugby match between the Wallabies v France at AAMI stadium on the 13th of July.
If you have visited the following venues at the times listed, you must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure:
Melbourne: AAMI Park, Entry Gate 7, Wallabies v France match, Olympic Boulevard, Tuesday, 13 July, 7:56pm to 8:13pm.
Cremorne: Ms Frankie, 24 Cremorne, Wednesday, 14 July, 4:00pm to 10:30pm, Thursday, 15 July, 12:30pm to 11:59pm.
Cowes: Coles Cowes, Cnr Church & Thompson Ave, Tuesday, 13 July, 9:00am to 9:20am.
Cowes: Vinnies Cowes, 1/144 Thompson Avenue, Tuesday, 13 July, 10:30am to 10:50am.
Cowes: Woolworths Cowes (including public toilets), 133 Thompson Avenue, Tuesday, 13 July, 10:40 to 11:05am.
Cowes: One Stop Discount Shop, 83 Thompson Avenue, Tuesday, 13 July, 10:50am to 11:15am.
If you attended any of the following venues at the times listed, you must get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result:
Melbourne: AAMi Park, Level 1, male bathroom between Aisles 21 and 23, Wallabies v France match, Olympic Boulevard, Tuesday, 13 July, 8:45pm to 9:15pm.
Moonee Ponds: Coles Moonee Ponds, Cnr Homer Street & Eddy Street, Tuesday, 13 July, 9:00pm to 9:35pm.
If you have visited the following venues at the following times, you must monitor for symptoms and get tested if any show up:
Moonee Ponds: Coles Moonee Ponds, Cnr Homer Street & Eddy Street, Monday, 12 July, 7:30pm to 7:45pm.
You can check the full list here.
Residents in Phillip Island are also urged to get tested after a confirmed case went on a “three-day trip.”
“They had a three-day trip at Phillip Island and went to everything you can do at Phillip Island apart from the penguins,” Victoria’s COVID response commander Jeroen Weimar said, per Ten News First’s state political reporter Simon Love.
Re: the confirmed case who went to Phillip Island: “They had a 3-day trip at Phillip Island and went to everything you can do at Phillip Island apart from the penguins.”
Jeroen Weimar @VicGovDH @10NewsFirstMelb #springst— Simon Love (@SimoLove) July 17, 2021
The new cases come after the state’s Premier Dan Andrews announced a snap five-day lockdown to stay on top of the outbreak. It’s the fifth lockdown Victorians have experienced since March 2020. Oof.
“This will be a hard lockdown similar to or identical to what we did a couple of weeks ago,” Premier Andrews said on Thursday.
“If you were authorised to work then, you will be authorised to work now. If you were closed then, you will be closed now. It is detailed, absolute clarity.”
During the snap lockdown, Victorians can only leave their homes to exercise, provide or receive caregiving, for essential goods like groceries and medication, to receive a vaccination, and if they cannot work from home.
Masks are required indoors and outdoors if you can’t maintain a 1.5m distance from others and you can only travel for those five reasons in a 5km radius from your home.
Victoria has administered 16,751 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the last 24 hours since midnight, bringing the total jabbed to 1,379,885. With NSW and Victoria under stay-at-home orders, there are currently up to 12 million Australians in some form of a lockdown right now.
