Maribyrnong coronavirus: COVID-19 cases recorded
Case numbers linked to a Tottenham meat factory have surged as Melbourne continues to battle a second wave of deadly virus infections. SEE THE FIGURES.
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More than 70 cases of coronavirus have been linked to a family-owned meat supplier in Tottenham as case numbers across Melbourne’s west continue to surge.
Maribyrnong had 107 active virus infections as of Friday, up from 68 a week earlier.
Cases linked to Somerville Retail Services — which supplies meat to Coles supermarkets — are now at 74, while 62 cases have also been linked to JBS abattoir in Brooklyn.
Victoria now has 3734 live virus cases, with 206 people receiving hospital treatment and 41 of those people in intensive care.
Masks are now compulsory across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, with anyone caught outside not wearing a mask liable to be slapped with a $200 fine.
Stage 3 restrictions remain in force across metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, despite fears the State Government could move to clamp down further on the virus’s spread by imposing harsher measures.
Graph courtesy of: covid19data.com.au
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton said the stay at home restrictions, which permit people to leave their homes for four reasons including care and care giving, exercise, and work or study if it can’t be done from home, were absolutely necessary to control the virus.
“These restrictions have become necessary because of the sharp increase in cases,” he said.
“These are tough measures but the virus is not selective, it will impact anyone it encounters and personal contact is the clear source of its transmission. We need everyone to do their part and ensure it is stopped in its tracks.”
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