Another Melbourne apartment building locked down with positive Covid-19 case found

Residents of another Melbourne apartment complex have been plunged into hard lockdown as Covid-19 cases spiked across the state.

A seven-storey apartment building in inner Melbourne has been locked down after a resident tested positive for coronavirus.

The state’s Covid-19 commander Jeroen Weimar confirmed on Saturday the building on Burnley St in Richmond was locked down.

He said all residents in the block’s 23 apartments were told to isolate for two weeks.

“This is a significant challenge for anybody to face when Covid comes knocking at your next door apartment,” Mr Weimar said.

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An infection control team was sent into the building on Saturday morning to clean and assess the apartment block.

Mr Weimar said the link was made about 8pm on Friday.

Covid-19 Commander Jeroen Weimar confirmed the apartment block was locked down. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Paul Jeffers

It comes after three removalists from Sydney visited the Ariele apartments at Maribyrnong.

The trio have caused the majority of the coronavirus cases in the state’s latest outbreak.

Victoria recorded 19 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases on Saturday.