Victoria records four new locally acquired cases of COVID-19

Victoria has recorded an additional two cases of locally acquired COVID-19 after two people tested positive earlier on Monday morning.

Victorian health authorities announced on Monday morning they were investigating two “likely” cases of coronavirus in Melbourne’s northern suburbs.

The two initial cases were linked and their close household contacts were subsequently tested which revealed two more cases confirmed by Health Minister Martin Foley.

Mr Foley said the original case was tested on Sunday after experiencing symptoms, and was soon followed at the centre by a male relative who was asymptomatic.

All family members were then tested with only two being confirmed as contracting the virus.

“Our public health teams have been investigating the situation and continue to interview and test all of the individuals and their contacts,” Mr Foley said.

“Through that, the contacts of contacts will begin to ramp out over coming hours and days.”

[kctaz]

OMG!!!! LOCK EVERYTHING DOWN AGAIN. RUN, RUN, HIDE HIDE!

[Ryan-hfqz]

Alot of people coughing in the background of this recording, I think we should shut down the government

[reality]

Is this using the total BS pc-r test at 45 cycles ?

[Ryan-hfqz]

Can we call it ironic that it always seems to be north Melbourne residents, and it's always close enough to ruin it for everyone else??

[KIA-MIA-POW]

Do these politicians and public servants actually listen to what they are say! How many patients in Melbourne hospitals died today from heart disease?

[thirdtimeproductions]

4 cases people turn your Satan box off

[peterm]

Sounds like he has flu symptoms. Lock him up...

[agentsmithmememe]

Ivor Cummins has debunked PCR tests time and time again

[Rampart.X]

Shut down the city! .. SHUT DOWN THE CITY!!

[dimsim]

For a “Health Minister”, Martin Foley looks distinctly unhealthy.

[bobcostas]

Oh no 4 cases of the common cold? Better shut down all businesses and travel and tell the cops to arrest anyone outside.

[JessicaZanerealz]

Holy God, four of them? It's time to shut the entire country down again.

[itsame]

Let me off this merry-go-round. I'm getting dizzy

[markgiardinazzo]

The are all trapped as it unravels they are all incriminating themselves and each other ! Wasn’t Tasmania a prison once !

[itsame]

18 more sleeps until the next lockdown. No queens birthday long weekend for victorians

[SM_]

Lol. This is never going away. It’s endemic now.

[MightyRoos]

I thought Australia was meant to be an open transparent democracy. Surely you could tell the public more information about cases 1, 2, 3, 4. Information such as age and do they have underlying health issues? Are they obese, have diabetes, heart condition etc?

[kaymanadventures]

Wow 4 spontaneous cases as if by magic with magic virus and magic test.

[lonnie]

4 cases out of how many million people? Isolate them and get on with life. This is ridiculous it’s newsworthy.

[mortifiedpenquin]

Positive cases confirmed by PcR test? Have they been confirmed with a screening test?