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Coronavirus updates LIVE: 22 new cases in Victoria; where have cases increased?

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Summary

  • Victoria has seen a spike in coronavirus cases, with another 22 people diagnosed yesterday; 19 of those are connected to the Cedar Meats cluster.
  • New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's national cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss trans-Tasman travel.
  • A Melbourne school is closed today after a music teacher was diagnosed with the virus.
  • Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy says Australia needs to remain careful 'as the country heads back towards normality' over the next few months.
  • The global death toll from coronavirus has passed 244,000. There are more than 3.5 million known cases of infection but more than 1.1 million people have recovered, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.
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