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* 165 new cases on July 9
* 3098 in total across Victoria
* 40 cases of coronavirus are in hospital, with nine in intensive care
* 1.03 million tests done since testing began
THE NEW CASES INCLUDE
* 18 cases relate to the North Melbourne and Flemington public housing towers, with that total currently at 111
* Testing has concluded at the estates. Further lab results are expected later on Thursday and not included in the 111
* Six new cases linked to the Al-Taqwa College outbreak, with the total now 113 – Victoria’s largest cluster
* One new case at the Catch.com Distribution Centre in Truganina taking the total number of cases to four
* One case linked to an outbreak at Hugo Boss on Collins Street, bringing that total to eight
CASES IN HEALTHCARE WORKERS:
* Two healthcare workers at the Royal Melbourne hospital have tested positive
* Two healthcare workers at Sunshine Hospital emergency department have also tested positive
* One further case in a staff member has been linked to the Northern Hospital in Epping, with the total now 11, made up of nine staff and two household contacts
CASES IN AGED CARE WORKERS
* Two staff members who worked at Menarock Life Aged Care in Essendon
* One staff member who attended BaptCare The Orchards Community in Doncaster while infectious
* Another staff member who worked at Benetas St George’s in Altona Meadows while infectious
* A staff member has the virus who worked at BlueCross Ivanhoe while infectious
* A staff member who worked at Aurrum Aged Care facility in Healesville is positive but was not infectious at the time
* A staff member who worked at Holmwood Aged Care facility in Healesville also has the virus but was not infectious at the time.
Carly Waters in Melbourne
Focus News: 165 New Virus Cases in Victoria on July 9