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Victoria records three locally acquired coronavirus cases from more than 22,000 tests
Victoria has recorded three new locally acquired coronavirus cases overnight, as the state works to contain a cluster linked to a restaurant in Melbourne’s south-east.
The new infections were detected from 22,477 test results processed on Saturday, amid long lines at testing sites.
All three new cases are linked to a cluster at the Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant in Black Rock, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections linked to the restaurant to 21.
Authorities confirmed on Saturday the cluster was “directly linked” through genomic sequencing to the outbreak in New South Wales.
There were no new cases acquired interstate or detected in returned travellers in hotel quarantine.
There are now 32 active cases in Victoria, including people…
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