Victoria has recorded one new case of coronavirus since yesterday – an international air crew member who is currently in hotel quarantine.
This is the eighth day in a row that Victoria has recorded no locally acquired new cases of COVID-19.
The total number of COVID-19 cases now linked to the Holiday Inn remains at 24.
There are six active cases in Victoria, made up of five locally acquired cases, the same as yesterday, and one overseas acquired case, an increase of one since yesterday.
There are no COVID-19 patients in hospital in Victoria.
The total number of confirmed cases in Victoria since the beginning of the pandemic is 20,482.
Update: Vaccinations
A total of 1,920 COVID-19 vaccination doses were administered yesterday at hospital vaccination hubs across Victoria.
This brings the total number of vaccine doses administered in Victoria since the program started on Monday 22 February to 12,851.
The first doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have started to arrive at Victoria’s hospital vaccination hubs, with 50,800 doses provided by the Commonwealth initially.
As part of a staged approach, Victorian health services will start administering this safe, effective and free vaccine from early next week.
More details will be provided shortly as arrangements with the Commonwealth are finalised.
Update: Viral fragments detected in wastewater
Alerts issued this week about recent COVID-19 wastewater detections are still current.
Anyone with even mild COVID-19 symptoms are urged to get tested, including residents and recent visitors to the following areas.
- Werribee, Tarneit and Hoppers Crossing from 23 to 25 February 2021
- Lilydale, Chirnside Park, Coldstream, Kalorama, Olinda, Montrose, Mt Dandenong, Mt Evelyn, Yarra Glen and Yering from 23 February to 25 February 2021
- Taylors Hill, Plumpton, Hillside, Sydenham, Delahey, Caroline Springs, Burnside Heights, Kings Park, Albanvale, Burnside and Deer Park from 20 to 22 February 2021.
Wastewater monitoring is now undertaken at 142 locations across Victoria including 71 wastewater treatment plants and 71 sites within Melbourne metropolitan sewage networks.
Fragments of the virus detected in wastewater may be due to a person with COVID-19 being in the early active infectious phase or it could be because someone is continuing to shed the virus after the early infectious period.
Further information about the wastewater testing program.
General advice
Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms include fever, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath and loss or change in sense of smell or taste. If you are experiencing any symptoms, wear a fitted face mask when you get tested.
All current exposure sites can be seen at Case locations and outbreaks.
Travel permit applications can be made through the Service Victoria
For more information call the 24-hour Coronavirus Hotline at 1800 675 398 or visit .
Latest statewide numbers (data reported to 11:59 pm yesterday):
| Cases acquired locally | Cases acquired interstate | Cases acquired overseas | Active cases | Lives lost | Tests processed yesterday | Total tests since pandemic began |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14,814 | 5,053,557 |
Number of permits issued (Jan 11 - midday today) | Number of permit applications processed in the past 24 hours | Average # of permits issued per minute in the past 24 hours |
|---|---|---|
| 954,419 | 17,959 | 12.5 |
Reviewed 05 March 2021