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Victorian death toll soars by 25 as new infections continue to flatten

Victoria has reported a record 25 further coronavirus deaths, taking the state’s toll to 334 and the national figure to 421.

Aug 17, 2020, updated Aug 17, 2020
A worker wearing PPE is seen inside the Doutta Galla Yarraville Village in Melbourne on Sunday. (Photo: AAP Image/Erik Anderson)

A worker wearing PPE is seen inside the Doutta Galla Yarraville Village in Melbourne on Sunday. (Photo: AAP Image/Erik Anderson)

There were 282 new cases as the Victorian outbreak continues to show signs of easing.

Queensland has recorded no new cases of coronavirus overnight with just eight active cases in the state.

There has now been a total of 1091 cases of COVID-19 in Queensland since the outbreak began.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says there have been seven new coronavirus infections in the state in the 24 hours to 8.00pm yesterday. One of the infections is in hotel quarantine.

Berejiklian said despite dwindling numbers, she remained concerned about the number of “mystery cases” which could not be traced back to a source.

Victoria’s grim new milestone came as all residents at an inner-suburban Melbourne special accommodation facility were being moved to hospitals because of a virus outbreak.

The Hambleton House facility in Albert Park has had security staff stationed outside because of concerns residents were walking nearby streets without face masks.

Health Minister Jenny Mikakos says residents still at the facility will be moved to hospitals by Monday.

Hambleton House is a 34-bed facility for residents with mental health problems or behavioural issues.

Meanwhile, Victorian officials are working to better understand COVID-19 infection rates among the state’s health workforce as more public sector nurses are deployed in aged care homes to cope with rising cases.

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Premier Daniel Andrews says details should be released early this week to answer some fundamental questions in relation to health staff.

On the latest figures, 1164 are dealing with the virus.

“We know how health workers are positive but where did they get it from?” Andrews said.

“Did they get it from work, did they get it in the community?”

He said the analysis should also provide some breakdown on which workers were most at risk and why.

Andrews said while he could not guarantee there would no more outbreaks across other sites, the situation had improved.

-AAP

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