Victoria’s Covid outbreak: Suburbs with highest rate of infections

Victoria has recorded its second day of above 20,000 Covid cases as we reveal hot spots in every part of the state and the postcodes with the highest rate of infection.

For the second day in a row, Victoria has recorded more than 20,000 new cases as authorities estimate one in 50 residents are now Covid-positive.

The state reported 21,728 new infections and six deaths in the previous 24 hours, on par with Thursday’s tally of 21,997.

There are now 69,680 active cases of the virus in Victoria and 743 people have died during the current outbreak.

The new cases were detected from 68,202 test results provided yesterday with the positive test rate rising to just under one in three.

Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley said on Friday it was estimated about one in 50 Victorians were now Covid-positive, with than figure rising for people aged in their 20s to about one in 20.

Only three out of 10 PCR tests are being returned by the next day, the Health Department revealed this week, warning the true figure of cases is likely higher as the testing network is overwhelmed.

In the first week of 2022, Victoria has already recorded three times as many cases of Covid than the total number of infections in 2021.

All Melbourne Local Government Areas recorded triple figures of new cases overnight, with Casey recording the highest caseload for a third day in a row with 1633 new cases — taking the active tally to 4801.

Melbourne picked up 1368 new cases reaching 3956, Brimbank racked up 889 cases for a total of 3771 active cases, Melton saw 758 new infections to reach a total of 2505, while Hume recorded 733 in the past 24 hours to reach 2444.

Other LGAs rounding out the top 10 included Greater Dandenong (728), Moreland (723), Port Phillip (716), Stonnington (657) and Wyndham (651).

Per 10,000 residents, the LGAs with the highest rate of infections are; Melbourne (221), Stonington (204.7), Yarra (202.4), Port Phillip (191.9) and Brimbank (179.9).

In regional Victoria, the LGAs with the most new Covid infections are; Greater Geelong (448), Cardinia (223), Latrobe (210), Greater Ballarat (202) and Mildura (170).

Per 10,000 residents the regional LGAs with the highest rate of infections are; Bass Coast (101.6), Moorabool (75.3), Mildura (67.9), South Gippsland (63.1) and Greater Ballarat (59.1).

NEW CASES 7/01/2022

Alpine — 35

Ararat — 17

Ballarat — 202

Banyule — 373

Bass Coast — 73

Baw Baw — 127

Bayside — 452

Benalla — 25

Boroondara — 613

Brimbank — 889

Buloke — 5

Campaspe — 31

Cardinia — 223

Casey — 1633

Central Goldfields — 2

Colac-Ottway — 13

Corangamite — 30

Darebin — 576

East Gippsland — 88

Gannawarra — 1

Glen Eira — 593

Glenelg — 52

Golden Plains — 18

Greater Bendigo — 113

Greater Dandenong — 728

Greater Geelong — 448

Greater Shepparton — 131

Hepburn — 18

Hindmarsh — 3

Hobsons Bay — 244

Horsham — 13

Hume — 733

Indigo — 36

Kingston —608

Knox — 281

Latrobe — 210

Loddon — 2

Macedon Ranges — 128

Manningham — 392

Mansfield — 21

Maribyrnong — 420

Maroondah — 217

Melbourne — 1368

Melton — 758

Mildura — 170

Mitchell — 59

Moira — 69

Monash — 634

Moonee Valley — 543

Moorabool — 107

Moreland — 723

Mornington Peninsula — 643

Mount Alexander — 11

Moyne — 35

Murrindindi — 8

Nillumbik — 173

Northern Grampians — 19

Port Phillip — 716

Pyrenees — 1

Queenscliffe — 9

South Gippsland — 49

Southern Grampians — 31

Stonnington — 657

Strathbogie — 10

Surf Coast —77

Swan Hill — 16

Towong — 6

Wangaratta — 61

Warrnambool — 69

Wellington — 89

West Wimmera — 3

Whitehorse — 393

Whittlesea — 498

Wodonga — 78

Wyndham — 651

Yarra — 567

Yarra Ranges — 280

Yarriambiack — 1

SUBURB BREAKDOWN

More than 70 postcodes across the state recorded triple figures in Friday’s case numbers with 560 the highest recorded in Cranbourne, Devon Meadows and Sandhurst.

Also among the top five were 3000 (507 new cases), 3029 (341 new cases), 3064 (301 new cases) and 3021 (258 new cases).

The postcodes with the highest rates of Covid per 10,000 residents in Victoria are 3978 (548.4), 3052 (266.8), 3944 (352.9), 3000 (347.5) and 3006 (339).

Top 20 postcodes with the highest number of daily cases — 7/1/22

3977 (Cranbourne, Devon Meadows and Sandhurst) — 560

3000 (Melbourne) — 507

3029 (Hoppers Crossing and Tarneit) — 341

3064 (Craigeburn, Kallkallo and Mickleham) — 301

3021 (Albanvale, Kings Park and St Albans) — 258

3805 (Narre Warren and Narre Warren South) — 256

3023 (Caroline Springs and Deer Park) — 254

3121 (Burnley, Cremorne and Richmond) — 247

3006 (Southbank, Melbourne and South Wharf)— 245

3978 (Cardinia and Clyde) — 229

3030 (Werribee and Point Cook) — 223

3037 (Calder Park, Sydenham and Delahey) — 221

3199 (Frankston and Karingal) — 221

3141 (South Yarra) —209

3174 (Noble Park)— 208

3020 (Sunshine and Albion) — 201

3175 (Dandenong) — 171

3150 (Glen Waverley and Wheelers Hill) — 166

3806 (Berwick and Harkaway) — 165

3337 (Melton, Kurunjang and Harkness) — 165