Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed that there are 428 new cases and three deaths of the coronavirus pandemic.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the high number of new cases was “a daily tragedy”.
“We have not turned the corner here. Worse than that … there will be dozens of individuals who will require hospitalisation from these 428 people,” he said.
“Tragically there will be several who require intensive care support and a number of people will die and whenever we have a day of these numbers, that is the case.”
Mr Andrews said that the Government would be setting up new testing sites and urged regional Victorians to wear a mask.
“These things can change rapidly though and that is why additional test sites and expanded test sites are critically important,” he explained.
“It can make a really big difference in stopping the spread of this virus and keeping those low numbers in regional Victoria,” he said.
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said authorities were keeping “a close eye on regional Victoria”.
“We are in the fight of our lives. I want to impress on all Victorians the need to be vigilant, to limit movements,” she said.
