12 Sep 2021

Victoria announces 392 Covid-19 cases amid concern over regional spread

12:16 pm on 12 September 2021

Case numbers in Victoria are down on Friday's high but concern is growing about the spread of the delta variant in regional areas.

People queue at a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Melbourne on September 1, 2021, after Australia's economy expanded more than expected in the second quarter,

More than 36,000 people were vaccinated in Victoria yesterday. Photo: AFP

Of the 392 new cases, only 107 have been linked so far to known outbreaks.

Yesterday the state announced 450 new cases.

The infections were detected among 48,063 test results yesterday.

There are currently 3112 active cases in the state, with the vast majority of those acquired in the community.

There were 36,534 vaccinations administered at state-run sites yesterday.

More than 40 percent of Victorians aged 16 and above have had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, as the state inches closer to the 70 percent and 80 percent targets that will see greater freedoms granted.

Authorities are concerned about the spread of Covid-19 regional Victoria, with the virus detected in Ballarat wastewater and a number of exposure sites added around Geelong, Lorne and Daylesford.

It follows the easing of lockdown restrictions in regional Victoria, except Greater Shepparton, on Friday.

- ABC

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