Melbourne Covid lockdown: Suburbs with coronavirus infections in Victoria

Parts of Melbourne’s west are surging as Covid hot spots, with one LGA recording more than 350 cases in one 24-hour period.

Victoria has recorded 7442 Covid cases overnight — another record 24-hour period.

A further nine people have sadly died with the virus, aged in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

Multiple Local Government Areas recorded more than 200 new cases in the past 24 hours.

Wyndham was the worst hit with 352 new cases for a total of 1513 active cases.

Casey racked up 281 cases for a total of 1233, Hume picked up 257 new cases for 1393 active cases while Port Phillip scored 250 new cases for 1104 active cases

Other areas in the top 10 are Glen Eira (220), Brimbank (216), Whittlesea (212), Melton (204), Monash (194) and Moreland (189).

NEW CASES 31/12/2021

Banyule – 84

Maroondah – 74

Yarra Ranges – 63

Knox – 119

Monash – 194

Greater Dandenong – 176

Murrindindi – 4

Kingston – 176

Frankston – 91

Casey – 281

Cardinia – 76

Baw Baw – 11

Mornington Peninsula- 123

Bass Coast- 22

Latrobe – 11

Glen Eira- 220

Boroondara- 188

Whitehorse – 127

Manningham – 83

Nillumbik- 36

Whittlesea- 212

Mitchell- 24

Macedon Ranges- 21

Hume – 257

Melton- 204

Brimbank- 216

Moonee Valley – 169

Moreland- 189

Darebin- 139

Yarra- 175

Port Phillip- 250

Bayside – 167

Wyndham- 352

Shepparton – 18

Moira - 4

Greater Bendigo - 16

Mount Alexander - 3

Moorabool - 18

Greater Geelong – 130