Coronavirus Victoria: No new cases, no deaths, 14-day average falls

Victoria has recorded its seventh straight double doughnut day and achieved a significant milestone in its resurgence from the virus.

Victoria has now gone an entire week without recording a single coronavirus cases.

The state recorded its seventh straight day of zero new coronavirus cases and no deaths on Friday as Victorians prepare for a further easing of restrictions on Sunday.

The 14-day rolling average for metropolitan Melbourne remains well below the safe threshold of five, falling from 1.4 to 1.3 overnight.

The number of cases from an unknown source remained steady at two.

The last positive cases of coronavirus in Victoria were on October 30 when four infections were recorded, with no new infections reported on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Victoria hasn’t recorded seven or more consecutive days of zero new COVID-19 cases since between February 1 and 21.

It comes after the last remaining active case of COVID-19 linked to an aged care facility outbreak in Victoria was cleared on Wednesday afternoon, the first time there has been no active cases since June 15.

At the height of the second wave in August there were at least 2075 active coronavirus cases in aged care.

Melbourne’s laneway dining has reopened after a long COVID lockdown. Picture: David Crosling

“The clearance of this final active case represents a significant achievement in Victoria’s response to the second wave of this pandemic,” the Department of Health and Human Services said.

There were just 15 active cases in Victoria as of Friday, all confined to metropolitan Melbourne.

There are no active cases in regional Victoria and the state’s death toll stands at 819.

Just two Victorians are in hospital with coronavirus – none of who are in intensive care – and 18,671 test results had been received in the past 24 hours.

Premier Daniel Andrews said that was a “very strong number” and test numbers had held up “really strongly” over the past few weeks as infection rates fell across Melbourne.

The “ring of steel” separating Melbourne and regional Victoria expected to be removed on Sunday, as well as the 25km travel limit in the city.

Victoria has recorded 20,345 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with 19,511 people having recovered as of Friday.

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