Coronavirus Victoria: Zero new locally acquired cases, one in hotel quarantine

Victoria has recorded one new coronavirus infection in hotel quarantine as the health department listed specific exposure times for 11 stores at Chadstone shopping centre.

Victoria has recorded zero new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Friday as more than 33,00 people were tested in the past 24 hours.

The Department of Health and Human Services also revealed one new infection in returned overseas travellers in hotel quarantine.

There are 39 active cases of COVID-19 across the state, 28 of which are locally acquired cases.

About 23,100 test results were received in the past 24 hours with another 10,000 delayed due to “technical issues”, the DHHS said.

The health department revealed on Thursday the mystery case announced on Wednesday had been genomically linked to the northern beaches outbreak.

But the source of acquisition for the case remains unknown and under investigation.

It comes after zero new cases were announced on Thursday, the first time Victoria had recorded zero daily cases since December 29.

The number of active cases linked to the Black Rock Thai restaurant cluster remains at 27.

The number of people in isolation in Victoria because they are either positive cases or primary close contacts of cases stands at 2460.

There are now more than 200 testing centres in operation in Victoria, including a new testing site near gate one at the MCG, which processed 270 tests on Wednesday.

Almost 180,000 tests have been taken in Victoria since the start of the year.

“Around 30 per cent of all testing has come from Melbourne’s south and southeast corridors which is a great community response to the current Black Rock restaurant outbreak,” the DHHS said in a statement.

“We thank Victorians for their patience and their recognition of the importance of getting tested.

“Only through this mass testing effort can we quickly identify new cases and engage public health actions to contain this new outbreak.”

Health authorities also listed the specific times that a confirmed case of COVID-19 visited 11 stores at Chadstone shopping centre on Boxing Day late on Thursday.

A full list of exposure sites can be found on the DHHS website.