Mr Andrews said six new cases in the northern suburbs meant the cluster had grown to 39 cases across 11 households,and more test results needed to be processed before restrictions were eased across metropolitan Melbourne.
"We have around 1000 swabs currently being processed – and we’re expecting even more today. We’ll use the next couple of days to review those results and understand exactly how this virus is travelling,"Mr Andrews said.
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Victoria recorded seven new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday – the same number as Saturday – and no new deaths. The state's 14-day rolling average dropped to 4.9,just below the threshold of five that was initially set to move to the next phase of the reopening road map.
Mr Andrews said he hoped to be able to announce an easing of restrictions by Tuesday,once he was confident the northern suburbs outbreak was under control.
Mr Andrews acknowledged the deep frustration of Victorians and said his public health team needed to rule out the possibility of widespread community transmission in the northern suburbs."I do hope to make definitive announcements about opening up metropolitan Melbourne in a couple of days'time,"he said.