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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australi...d-three-deaths
Victoria records second-worst daily total of Covid-19 cases with 374 infections and three deaths
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Victorian premier Daniel Andrews says he is heartened that people are changing their habits and wearing a mask to help reduce the spread of Covid-19 as cases rise. Photograph: James Ross/AAP
Victoria has recorded its second-worst daily total of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began, with 374 new infections and three deaths announced, but the state’s chief health officer, Prof Brett Sutton, said he was encouraged numbers are not increasing exponentially.
“There has been a flattening,” Sutton said on Tuesday. “We are not seeing that exponential increase day by day. I think that’s encouraging.”
However, Sutton acknowledged that while cases in some suburbs were stabilising, there was concern about some settings, with new cases emerging in aged care and linked to health workers.
Of Tuesday’s new cases, 62 are connected to known and contained outbreaks, while 312 are under investigation. The premier, Daniel Andrews, said: “I’m sorry to have to inform you of three further deaths bringing the total number of fatalities due to this virus to 42.”
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A woman aged over 100, a woman in her 90s and a woman in her 80s had all died overnight, Andrews said. “We send our best wishes and condolences to the families. It will be a particularly difficult and challenging time for them.”
There are 174 Victorians in hospital, with 36 in intensive care.
The state is set to make masks mandatory from Thursday with some exceptions, including for people with certain medical conditions and for those undertaking vigorous exercise such as jogging, running or cycling. Comprehensive mask advice will be posted on the health department’s website from midnight Wednesday.
Asked about the few Victorians who were resisting wearing a mask, Sutton said: “There is no greater loss of liberty than the loss of your life.
“There have been challenging settings that continue to drive the numbers each day,” the chief health officer said...Comment
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