Victoria records 429 new infections, 13 more deaths as Melbourne battles through first day of stage four lockdown – The Advertiser

Victoria has recorded 429 new infections overnight, with case numbers nearing 12,000 across the virus-plagued state. Thirteen more people have died — a man in his 60s, two men and a woman in their 70s, two men in their 80s and five women and two men in their 90s.
Eight of the 13 new deaths were linked to known outbreaks in aged care facilities. They take the state’s death toll to 136.
Of the 429 new infections, 36 were linked to outbreaks and 393 were under investigation.
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