Daily COVID-19 Update 2 November 2021: NSW and Victoria

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The latest news on the current Delta strain outbreak affecting regional NSW and Victoria's Indigenous communities.

The NSW government announced major changes to its roadmap, with many new rules taking effect from Monday November 8
Victoria recorded fewer than 1000 daily cases for the first time since September 28

NSW

New South Wales recorded 173 new cases of community transmission to 8pm last night, and four deaths.

The Hunter New England Local Health District recorded 64 new cases — 17 in Lake Macquarie, 13 in Newcastle, 12 in MidCoast, 8 in Port Stephens, 5 in Cessnock, 5 in Maitland, 3 in Tamworth and 1 in Moree Plains.

The Western NSW Local Health District recorded no new cases.

The Far West Local Health District recorded just one new case in Broken Hill.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced a major shift forward in the state’s roadmap out of lockdown. Many of the freedoms previously scheduled for December 1st have now been brought forward to next Monday November 8.

These include no limits on the number of visitors to a home, no rules for outdoor gatherings of fewer than a thousand people, businesses will be allowed to have one person per two square metres, dancefloors will be reopened at nightclubs, and venue capacity limits will generally be replaced by density limits.

These new rules are only for the fully-vaccinated, and COVID Safe check-ins will still be required, as will proof of vaccination. The unvaccinated must abide by pre-roadmap restrictions until either the state reaches 95% full-vaccination or December 15th, whichever comes first.

Victoria

In Victoria there were 989 new locally acquired cases recorded to midnight last night, and nine deaths. This marks the first day with fewer than 1000 new daily cases recorded in the state since September 28. There are now 19,409 total active cases across Victoria.

Regional Victoria recorded 155 new cases, including 39 in Latrobe, 28 in Geelong, 16 in Shepparton, 12 in Wodonga and 5 in Mildura.

There are now 350 active cases in Wodonga, 321 in Greater Shepparton, and 147 in Mildura.

Ballarat 3
Baw Baw 9
Bendigo 15
Campaspe 2
Central Goldfields 5
East Gippsland 1
Geelong 28
Latrobe 39
Macedon Ranges 5
Mildura 5
Mitchell Shire 2
Moorabool 10
Mount Alexander 1
Murrindindi 1
Shepparton 16
Wangaratta 1
Wodonga 12

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