- No date set for a Mildura lockdown lift ahead of the statewide lift on Thursday
NSW
New South Wales recorded 273 new cases of community transmission to 8pm last night, and four deaths, three in Sydney and one in Wollongong.
The Hunter New England Local Health District recorded 35 new cases — 13 in Lake Macquarie, 6 in MidCoast, 5 in Cessnock, 4 in Maitland, 4 in Newcastle, 2 in Tamworth and 1 in Port Stephens.
The Western NSW Local Health District recorded just one new case, in Bourke, and the Far West Local Health District recorded no new cases for a second consecutive day. There are now just 27 total active cases in the Far West.
Victoria
In Victoria there were 1749 new locally acquired cases to midnight last night, and 11 deaths. This brings the total number of active cases in the state to 22,476.
Regional Victoria recorded 145 new cases, including 24 in Latrobe, 18 in Geelong, 18 in Baw Baw, 13 in Shepparton, 6 in Mildura, and 13 in Wodonga. The 13 cases in Wodonga are mostly all linked either directly or indirectly to a single exposure site in Albury.
Here's the full breakdown of today's case numbers across regional Victoria's LGAs -
- Ballarat - 5
- Bass Coast - 1
- Baw Baw. -18
- Benalla - 1
- Bendigo - 13
- Colac-Otway - 1
- Gannawarra - 1
- Geelong - 18
- Latrobe - 24
- Macedon Ranges - 2
- Mildura - 6
- Mitchell Shire - 4
- Moira - 2
- Moorabool - 9
- Moyne - 1
- Murrindindi - 2
- Shepparton - 13
- Swan Hill - 1
- Towong - 3
- Wangaratta - 6
- Wellington - 1
- Wodonga - 13
With regards to Mildura, Premier Dan Andrews has said that there’s no current plan to lift the area’s lockdown ahead of the statewide lockdown lift scheduled for 11.59pm this Thursday night. He did however express confidence in seeing the lowering and stabilisation of case numbers down in the single digits.
A range of freedoms will be available statewide after midnight on Thursday when Victoria’s expected to reach 70% full-vaccination. These include 10 visitors in the home, outdoor gatherings of up to 15 people, the return of community sport, weddings and funerals with up to 20 guests indoors or 50 guests outdoors, students back at school at least part-time, and hair-dressing and personal care services will be reopened at a limited capacity.
Source: SBS
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