Health
With no active cases, Victoria is days away from ‘eliminating’ COVID-19 – The Age
Victoria has recorded zero active cases for the first time in almost nine months and is just days away from being officially declared virus free.
The two milestones are a far cry from the peak of the second wave of the virus in August, when the number of new cases topped 725 in one day. Melbourne was locked down for months and restrictions were imposed across the state to stem the spread of the virus.
There have been 20,345 cases of COVID-19 in Victoria so far, and 819 deaths, most of them among the elderly in aged care.
Click play to see how Victoria’s second wave unfolded:
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