Mornington Railway mourns member lost to COVID-19. Peninsula cases stay at 54. Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1212 – an increase of 21 from yesterday. Yesterday a woman in her 80s died in hospital, taking the number of people who have died in Victoria from coronavirus to 12. The total number of cases includes 635 men and 577 women. Cases range in age from babies to their early nineties. There are 101 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Victoria that may have been acquired through community transmission. Currently…
Day: April 8, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Victoria have today risen to 1212 – an increase of 21 from yesterday. The Mornington Peninsula’s figures stayed steady at 54. Nearby, the City of Frankston have 36 confirmed cases, one up since yesterday. The City of Casey have 45 confirmed cases, with no new cases since yesterday. The Mornington Peninsula has dropped its position to the sixth highest number of infections of all the Local Government Areas, falling from second highest just eight days ago. The ten worst affected Local Government Areas in Victoria are: City of Stonnington with 87 confirmed cases. City of Banyule with…
The tight-knit group of volunteers from the Mornington Railway Preservation Society are mourning the loss of one of their members, Elaine Cairns, who died at Dandenong Hospital on Friday. The 78 year old, who lived in Frankston South, is the first known local to have died of COVID-19. Ms Cairns is survived by her sister Diane. The statement on the Mornington Railway’s website and social media on Friday read: “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that the Mornington Railway informs its followers of the loss of a valued member of our railway family. “Elaine Cairns, a friend…