Mornington Peninsula Total cases: 89 – Active cases: 17 – New cases today: 1 One new case on the peninsula in the last 24 hours. Mornington is peninsula’s ‘hot spot’ with 12 cases and three active cases. Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update: Victoria has recorded 671 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 11,557. The overall total has increased by 626, due to 45 cases being reclassified – largely due to duplication. Within Victoria, 73 of the new cases are linked to outbreaks or complex cases and 598 are under investigation. There have been seven…
Day: August 2, 2020
WITH 81 cases (14 active) of COVID-19 recorded in the municipality on Friday 31 July, Mornington Peninsula Shire made the statement that the peninsula is “winning the battle” against the coronavirus. “Now that we’re at the half-way point of the current six-week lockdown, we can see how the responsible actions of local residents are paying off,” the mayor Cr Sam Hearn said. The statement was made two days before the state government declared a state of disaster and stage four restrictions for six weeks from 6pm Sunday (2 August), including an 8pm-5am curfew. The new restrictions include exercising (one hour…