A third Melbourne school has been forced to close this week after a child tested positive to coronavirus, while a cluster in Melbourne family has now been linked to a dozen cases.
The grade five pupil who attends Strathmore Primary School in the state's north-west was among nine new cases in Victoria in the past day.
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos.Credit:Scott McNaughton
It comes after two Melbourne primary schools were forced to close because of an outbreak linked to one family spread across four suburbs on Monday.
One new COVID-19 case is linked to the cluster, which is spread across five households in Coburg, Broadmeadows, Pakenham and Reservoir. Twelve family members have tested positive to the virus so far.
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said the new case linked to the cluster was an adult family member.
The family is understood to have had recent gatherings which resulted in four children and a number of other family members contracting COVID-19.
Two of the children in the family attend Pakenham Springs Primary School in Melbourne's south-east, while another two attend St Dominic's Primary School in Broadmeadows. Both schools have been shut as extensive cleaning and contact tracing is undertaken.
The Strathmore Primary pupil is not linked to the family cluster and the source of that infection is still under investigation, Ms Mikakos said.
Strathmore Primary School told parents and staff on Tuesday it would be closed for 24 hours while it is deep cleaned and close contacts are traced.
Of the new cases revealed today, two more are linked to an infected patient at Monash Health, bringing the total number of cases in that outbreak to six.
It emerged on Monday that a healthcare worker at Monash Health was diagnosed with COVID-19 and close contact of the infected patient also tested positive.
Two more returned travellers also tested positive overnight, while one new case was detected through routine testing.
Ms Mikakos said three people who were close contacts of a young woman who attended the Black Lives Matter rally and tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday have so far tested negative.
"These were individuals who attended the protest with the second protester," Ms Mikakos said. "I guess it's a good sign that the people that person was with on the day have all come back as a negative."
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Melissa Cunningham is The Age's health reporter.
Noel Towell is State Political Editor for The Age
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