Coronavirus Melbourne: Maroondah equal leader in race to be first virus-free LGA
Maroondah is at the front of the pack to become Melbourne’s first coronavirus-free LGA after a significant drop in active cases overnight.
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UPDATE: Maroondah has surged to the front of the pack to become Melbourne’s first coronavirus-free LGA after a significant drop in active cases.
According to the latest Department of Health data, Maroondah’s tally dropped by four overnight, from 10 active cases to six, as of Wednesday, September 9.
Nearby neighbours Knox also dropped a case overnight to join Maroondah on six active cases.
Knox and Maroondah are now equal with pacesetter Nillumbik as the Melbourne LGAs with the lowest amount of active cases.
Nillumbik has remained on six active cases since Monday, September 7, after its tally was as low as three cases on Friday, September 4.
A number of other municipalities in Melbourne’s east and southeast have 10 or less active cases and made further progress overnight.
Banyule (8, four less cases) and Mornington Peninsula (10, six less cases) have rocketed into contention, while Manningham’s total also decreased (7, one less case).
Yarra Ranges remained steady on nine cases, while Whitehorse (9, one new case) and Boroondara (10, one new cases) added to their totals.
Stonnington also suffered a setback after entering single figures for the first time on Tuesday, September 8, with its active cases total increasing by two to 11.
Wyndham has regained the title of Melbourne’s virus hotspot from nearby neighbours Brimbank, with its total up to 209 active cases.
It gained six new cases overnight, while Brimbank remained steady on 205 cases.
The State Government has imposed Stage 4 restrictions in Maroondah and the rest of metropolitan Melbourne until at least September 28, with minor changes to be introduced on September 13.
Under the current restrictions, residents can only travel within a 5km radius of their home address.
Face masks remain mandatory for all Victorians outside of the home.
There is a curfew between 8pm-5am, and residents are limited to one hour of outside exercise a day.
Only one member of each household is allowed to make one trip to the supermarket for essential items each day.
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