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Coronavirus false positive at Royal Melbourne hospital as Victoria continues streak of no local cases
Victoria has recorded its 58th day in a row without community transmission of COVID-19, with one further case detected in a returned traveller in hotel quarantine.
Key points:
- The 10 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria are all in self-isolation or hotel quarantine
- An expert panel has reviewed a weak positive test result at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, deeming it negative
- A man has been moved into “complex care” hotel quarantine after being arrested trying to leave
The one new infection was acquired overseas.
It was detected from 5,848 test results processed on Boxing Day, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said.
There are 10 active cases of the virus in Victoria, all of which are in quarantine or self-isolation.
It comes as a…
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