Health authorities believe there are cases missing that could link the infections. We have within that cluster accountants, we have architects, we have a sex worker, we have members of the Orthodox Jewish community and a pizza guy who works in a pizza shop,” Mr Weimar said. “There is no connection bar anything apart from geography. There are now 15 infections linked to the St Kilda area, many of whom are being treated as mystery cases, where the source of the infection is not known.ĬOVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar confirmed two were homeless “or transient”. The number of unlinked and mystery infections in Victoria was one of the main reasons for extending Melbourne’s sixth lockdown. There were four more on Wednesday – in the suburbs of Glenroy, Altona North and Glen Eira. Victoria had 24 more local virus cases on Wednesday, including 18 in isolation throughout their infectious period.īut authorities remain especially concerned about mystery cases that keep popping up across the city. He was unable to confirm if the woman, who is now in quarantine, had been vaccinated.
“No matter where you are, you need to come forward and get tested.
