Victoria records another day of no new COVID-19 cases
Victoria has recorded another day of zero cases and zero deaths on Sunday, the fourth “donut day” for the state in the past week.
Victoria has recorded zero new cases of COVID-19 and zero deaths in the past 24 hours.
It is the fourth “donut day” for the state in the past week, after a positive test initially reported on Saturday was found to not be a case after further testing.
The figures, a welcome start to November, come as Melburnians flock to shopping centres, cafes and restaurants on their first weekend of freedom since lockdown was lifted.
Premier Daniel Andrews also took a break from his daily press conference on Saturday for the first time in 120 days.
The 14-day rolling average in metropolitan Melbourne is at 2.2, with one mystery case recorded between October 16 and 29.
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