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Victoria records one new coronavirus case in hotel quarantine, no local transmission
Victoria has recorded one new case of coronavirus in hotel quarantine, as it reaches its 45th day in a row without locally acquired COVID-19 infections.
The returned traveller acquired the virus overseas.
It brings the total number of active cases in the state’s revamped quarantine scheme to seven. There are no confirmed active cases within the community.
The Department of Health and Human Services said there were 5,024 test results processed on Sunday.
Victoria started accepting returned travellers into its overhauled quarantine program last Monday, the first time in four months.
The scheme has a new chain of command and strict infection control practices in place after…
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