Victoria has recorded one new locally-acquired coronavirus case amid a snap five-day lockdown.
The state’s health department on Monday announced one local case and one overseas-acquired case from 25,144 tests.
It comes after the state on Sunday recorded two new cases – a three-year-old child and a woman in her 50s from separate households – linked to a family function in Melbourne’s north.
Over the weekend, Health Minister Martin Foley would not be drawn when asked if Victorians could be confident the current “circuit breaker” lockdown would not be extended beyond Wednesday.
“It is too early to say whether we have been successful,” he told reporters on Sunday.
“But the signs show Victorians are doing the right thing, backing each other, and our test, trace and isolate system is staying ahead of this.
“We will continue to monitor it on a day-by-day basis, really it is up to the shared effort of all Victorians.”
There is currently 21 active cases in Victoria.
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