A second person who attended Melbourne's Black Lives Matter protest has tested positive for COVID-19, among 12 new cases confirmed in Victoria.
Victoria's chief health officer Brett Sutton said nine of the new cases were linked to two separate outbreaks, one was in hotel quarantine, and another was under investigation.
Professor Sutton said the second Black Lives Matter protester who tested positive was unrelated to another protest attendee diagnosed last week and was "very unlikely" to have acquired the virus at the rallies.
He said the person had worn personal protective equipment at the demonstration and was unlikely to have transmitted the virus to other attendees because they had been "minimally symptomatic" at the time.
Seven of the new cases were linked to a family outbreak in Coburg, bringing the total number of cases in that cluster to 11.
Professor Sutton said the Coburg cluster involved houses in Coburg, Pakenham and Broadmeadows.
"There are a number of children in those households and for that reason two schools are now closed today," he said.
The primary schools in Broadmeadows and Pakenham have been closed for contact tracing and cleaning.
Over the weekend, Victoria recorded 17 new coronavirus cases, the majority of them in hotel quarantine.
Two outbreaks were highlighted among the new cases, including one linked to a doctor who worked at three Melbourne clinics while asymptomatic.
The other outbreak involves two interconnected families from Melbourne's north and south-east.
On Sunday, Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed Victoria will further ease restrictions on June 22, boosting the number of people allowed inside venues and paving the way for a return to most recreational sports in July.
He also stressed there would be more outbreaks and cases in the future as the state continued to pursue a strategy of virus suppression rather than total elimination.
More to come.
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