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Victoria records five new locally acquired COVID-19 cases as Arcare Maidstone aged care worker tests positive – ABC News
The aged care worker is one of five locally acquired COVID-19 infections recorded in the state on Saturday as an outbreak continues to grow.
An aged care worker at a facility in Melbourne’s west has been diagnosed with COVID-19, sending the home into lockdown.
Key points:
- Contact tracers are yet to link the aged care worker to an existing case
- Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said 53 of the 76 residents at the home had opted to be vaccinated
- Acting Premier James Merlino says it is still “too early” to know how the cases may affect the easing of restrictions
The worker at Arcare Maidstone was one of five locally acquired COVID-19 cases…
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