Victoria’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 17 with a man in his 90s dying overnight and three new cases being diagnosed in the past 24 hours.
Health Minister Jenny Mikakos revealed the update this morning and urged anyone with “even mild” symptoms to get tested in the bid to ensure the virus is not circulating silently within the Victorian community.
Two previously recorded cases have been confirmed as community transmissions.
There has also been an additional case related to the outbreak at a Melbourne psychiatric facility.
Despite the death Ms Mikakos said the state’s hospitals were operating well.
Ms Mikakos said Victoria was still preparing for a peak of serious cases in the coming weeks.
This includes preparing by ordering “billions of PPE items”.
This includes 10 million pairs of gloves as well as millions of masks and hospital gowns.
“We’ve been preparing carefully for the peak of the coronavirus pandemic and Victorians can be assured we have PPE and other equipment on hand, and new deliveries coming in every day,” she said.
“Our healthcare workers are our heroes on the frontline – and we’re working hard to make sure they have the protective equipment they need to keep saving lives and doing their job safely.”
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VICTORIA’S CORONAVIRUS HOTSPOTS
Stonnington remains the biggest hotspot in Victoria with 89 confirmed cases.
This is followed by Banyule (83), Melbourne (68), Geelong (63), Boroondara (61) and the Mornington Peninsula (60).
Despite the number of cases growing and community transmissions also increasing, Ms Mikakos said elective surgeries would start tomorrow as planned.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS DUE TO LAND IN MELBOUNRE
Melbourne is also continuing to see flights arrive from overseas carrying Australians returning home from abroad.
A Qantas flight from Agentina will arrive in Melbourne later today carrying 178 passengers who will be transported to city hotels for mandatory quarantine.
Another flight from Hong Kong will be carrying 11 passengers and a service from Doha has a further 65 passengers.
None of these passengers have shown COVID symptoms but will be assessed before they go into quarantine.
Queensland Health have issued an alert in relation to flight VA341 from Melbourne to Brisbane on the 20th of April warning passengers and family members one person on this flight has now test positive.
MORE FINES DISHED OUT
Victoria Police have issued another 87 fines to people flouting the stay at home directives.
They included several partygoers gathered at a hotel disobeying the orders of the Chief Health Officer.
Police have conducted more than 30,000 checks on people in self-isolation.
Furthermore, 6043 people to date have been kept in mandatory quarantine in hotels with 47 testing positive so far.
SCHOOL DEBATE REIGNITES
The push is on for Victorian students to return to classrooms immediately with the Opposition calling on the State Government to reopen campuses to all children.
Opposition Leader Michael O’Brien has demanded Premier Daniel Andrews follow the national advice and allow children to return to their classrooms from Monday.
“All the expert evidence says that schools are safe and that students can attend school,” Mr O’Brien said.
But in a blistering response Victorian Education Minister James Merlino posted on Twitter saying he would not be swayed by the federal government’s push for schools to open.
“Let me be very clear, particularly to the federal government who do not run any schools, we will only transition back to face-to-face teaching for all students when that is the advice of the Victorian Chief Health Officer,” he said.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said “my advice hasn’t changed but I always do say my decision is on a day-to-day basis.”
When asked how many children had tested positive in Victoria Mr Sutton admitted the “number was small” although many children tended to have milder symptoms.
“I’ve been very clear I don’t see schools as a dangerous place to be,” Mr Sutton said.
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in VIC
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