............ Outbreaks in regional Victoria are believed to be linked to construction sites in Melbourne.
A significant building site at Spotswood in Melbourne’s west has been linked to five cases in recent days.
There are about 80 primary close contacts from the site, as well as overlaps with another worksite at Lara, near Geelong.
Two significant rail construction sites — one in Gunnawarra — have had 13 positive cases.
It’s also connected to a major rail construction site at Lilydale, where there have been four linked cases.
A construction warehouse in Craigieburn has identified nine positive cases. There are 32 primary close contacts, a number of whom are in the Mitchell shire.
There are 14 cases in regional Victoria and two more cases are expected to be confirmed on Monday afternoon.
Five cases are in Ballarat, which now has 17 cases. Four of those cases are from one household connected to a Lilydale construction site.
Two cases in Moorabool, just outside of Geelong, are being investigated.
In Mitchell Shire, there are three new infections, bringing the cluster to 22 active cases.
There is also a case at Mt Alexander, which is related to a western suburbs worksite, and a single case in the Moira shire in the state’s north, believed to be connected to Ballarat. ............................
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I was at 'Sydney Tools' the other week.
Most workers there did not wear masks.