Michaela Meade
Health officials have urged for higher COVID-19 testing numbers, as the number of cases connected to the MyCentre childcare centre in Broadmeadows continues to grow.
As of Sunday, there were 32 cases connected to MyCentre on Kraft Court.
The state recorded 71 locally acquired cases of the virus yesterday.
The health department said that 49 of the new cases were linked to known outbreaks and 22 were under investigation.
COVID response deputy secretary Kate Matson said that health response teams were “driving as hard as they can” to get ahead of the outbreak that has led to the state’s sixth lockdown.
“Our teams are working as hard as they possibly can to get on top of this,” Ms Matson said.
“Victorians can work equally as hard by getting tested as soon as you’ve got a slight sniffle, gastro symptoms, a headache.
“Please, come forward and get tested.”
Ms Matson said there were waste water detections in the northern suburbs, including in Thomastown.
“If you were in those areas from [Sunday, August 15] to [Friday, August 20], please, this message is for you,” she said.
“I ask everyone to consider that COVID may be out there as you go for your one hour of exercise, as you collect your groceries, when you pick up your takeaway coffee, if you get UberEats delivered to your door.
“We have community transmission.”
To find out where to get tested: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/where-get-tested-covid-19
Information on exposure sites: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/exposure-sites
