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Wimmera COVID-19 numbers drop

Wimmera COVID-19 numbers have been reduced by two in latest figures released by DHHS.

Northern Grampians has had another active case removed and Horsham's total has been reduced to five..

All other Wimmera council areas are unchanged.

Horsham has 5, Ararat 1, West Wimmera 2, Northern Grampians, Hindmarsh and Yarriambiack sit on no cases.



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Victoria has recorded 471 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 13,469.

 

The overall total has increased by 434, due to 37 cases being reclassified – largely due to duplication.

 

Within Victoria, 81 of the new cases are linked to outbreaks or complex cases and 390 are under investigation.

 

There have been eight new deaths from COVID-19 reported since yesterday. They include two men in their 60s, three men and two women in their 80s and a woman in her 90s.

 

Four of the eight new deaths are linked to known outbreaks in aged care facilities. To date, 170 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria.

 

In Victoria at the current time:

 

 

Of the total cases:

 

  • 12,353 cases are from metropolitan Melbourne, while 804 are from regional Victoria

 

Active aged care outbreaks with the highest cumulative case numbers are as follows:

 

  • 169 cases have been linked to Epping Gardens Aged Care in Epping
  • 160 cases have been linked to St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner
  • 144 cases have been linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Ardeer
  • 117 cases have been linked to Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes in Kilsyth
  • 94 cases have been linked to Estia Aged Care Facility in Heidelberg
  • 83 cases have been linked to Arcare Aged Care Facility in Craigieburn
  • 80 cases have been linked to BaptCare Wyndham Lodge Community in Werribee
  • 72 cases have been linked to Aurrum Aged Care in Plenty
  • 72 cases have been linked to Glendale Aged Care Facility in Werribee
  • 68 cases have been linked to Outlook Gardens Aged Care Facility in Dandenong North

 

Cases currently linked to key outbreaks are as follows:

 

  • 196 cases have been linked to Bertocchi Smallgoods in Thomastown
  • 164 cases have been linked to Somerville Retail Services in Tottenham
  • 122 cases have been linked to JBS Brooklyn
  • 89 cases have been linked to Melbourne Health Royal Park Campus
  • 83 cases have been linked to Australian Lamb Company in Colac
  • 59 cases have been linked to Woolworths Distribution Centre Mulgrave
  • 44 cases have been linked to the Linfox warehouse in Truganina
  • 43 cases have been linked to Nino Early Learning Centre in Bundoora
  • 37 cases have been linked to Catholic Regional College in Sydenham
  • 31 cases have been linked to Golden Farms Poultry in Breakwater
  • 30 cases have been linked to Respite Services Australia in Moonee Ponds
  • 29 cases have been linked to Ingham’s Thomastown

 

The department is also looking into cases linked to Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in Braybrook. More information will be available in coming days as investigations continue.

 

As investigations are undertaken throughout the day, these outbreak totals are likely to change as the public health team identify links between cases and identified outbreaks. Organisation based outbreaks totals include contacts as well as employees/residents/staff/students of that location/business. 

 

 

Media enquiries:

Department of Health & Human Services Media Unit (03) 9096 8860 or press@dhhs.vic.gov.au

 

Cases by Local Government Area

 

Please find the latest COVID-19 notifications by local government areas below      

Note:

  • Residential location is the residential address provided when the case is notified.
  • This is not where they were infected and may not be where the case currently resides.
  • Numbers are correct as of 11.59pm last night but are subject to change as cases are followed up and data is analysed. This can include changes to residential addresses following case interviews. 
  • The last column shows the number of current active cases in an LGA.  Active cases are defined as someone who has tested positive, is currently in isolation and being monitored by the Department and who has not yet recovered.

 

Confirmed cases by LGA 06/08/2020

 

LGA

 

Total confirmed cases (ever)

 

Currently active cases

 

WYNDHAM

 

1466

 

906

 

BRIMBANK

 

1304

 

813

 

HUME

 

1166

 

559

 

WHITTLESEA

 

806

 

518

 

MELBOURNE

 

715

 

294

 

MORELAND

 

715

 

386

 

MELTON

 

687

 

449

 

MOONEE VALLEY

 

616

 

246

 

CASEY

 

579

 

330

 

DAREBIN

 

394

 

233

 

MARIBYRNONG

 

383

 

231

 

BANYULE

 

382

 

148

 

YARRA

 

347

 

190

 

GREATER DANDENONG

 

273

 

200

 

HOBSONS BAY

 

237

 

132

 

GREATER GEELONG

 

220

 

131

 

STONNINGTON

 

204

 

61

 

BOROONDARA

 

199

 

69

 

YARRA RANGES

 

189

 

140

 

MONASH

 

188

 

86

 

PORT PHILLIP

 

164

 

68

 

KINGSTON

 

153

 

89

 

GLEN EIRA

 

150

 

74

 

BAYSIDE

 

145

 

100

 

WHITEHORSE

 

141

 

63

 

MANNINGHAM

 

139

 

66

 

FRANKSTON

 

124

 

64

 

NILLUMBIK

 

109

 

69

 

COLAC OTWAY

 

106

 

92

 

CARDINIA

 

103

 

60

 

MORNINGTON PENINSULA

 

100

 

25

 

KNOX

 

98

 

55

 

INTERSTATE

 

94

 

14

 

MAROONDAH

 

77

 

47

 

MITCHELL

 

63

 

34

 

GREATER BENDIGO

 

51

 

39

 

MACEDON RANGES

 

47

 

36

 

BALLARAT

 

34

 

16

 

LATROBE

 

27

 

15

 

GLENELG

 

19

 

14

 

GOLDEN PLAINS

 

19

 

12

 

MOORABOOL

 

19

 

11

 

GREATER SHEPPARTON

 

18

 

1

 

SURF COAST

 

16

 

6

 

WELLINGTON

 

13

 

0

 

BAW BAW

 

12

 

6

 

MOIRA

 

12

 

1

 

SOUTH GIPPSLAND

 

12

 

5

 

HORSHAM

 

11

 

5

 

MOUNT ALEXANDER

 

11

 

5

 

BASS COAST

 

10

 

4

 

MANSFIELD

 

8

 

4

 

ARARAT

 

6

 

1

 

CAMPASPE

 

6

 

1

 

LODDON

 

6

 

3

 

MILDURA

 

6

 

1

 

SWAN HILL

 

6

 

2

 

WARRNAMBOOL

 

6

 

1

 

OVERSEAS

 

5

 

0

 

HEPBURN

 

4

 

1

 

MURRINDINDI

 

4

 

2

 

BENALLA

 

3

 

0

 

EAST GIPPSLAND

 

3

 

2

 

NORTHERN GRAMPIANS

 

3

 

0

 

SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS

 

3

 

1

 

WEST WIMMERA

 

3

 

2

 

GANNAWARRA

 

2

 

0

 

MOYNE

 

2

 

1

 

PYRENEES

 

2

 

1

 

STRATHBOGIE

 

2

 

0

 

WANGARATTA

 

2

 

0

 

WODONGA

 

2

 

1

 

ALPINE

 

1

 

0

 

CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS

 

1

 

0

 

CORANGAMITE

 

1

 

0

 

QUEENSCLIFFE

 

1

 

1

 

YARRIAMBIACK

 

1

 

0

 

BULOKE

 

0

 

0

 

HINDMARSH

 

0

 

0

 

INDIGO

 

0

 

0

 

TOWONG

 

0

 

0

 

UNKNOWN

 

213

 

206

 

Total

 

13469

 

7449