The Australian state of Victoria has recorded two new locally acquired cases of coronavirus, both linked to the Holiday Inn outbreak. The state’s health department on Tuesday confirmed the state recorded four new COVID-19 cases—the other two in hotel quarantine—on the fourth day of its five-day “circuit breaker” lockdown. Almost 24,000 people were tested for the virus on Monday. The two locally acquired cases are household contacts of a previously confirmed case linked to the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport, bringing the size of the cluster to 19. There are now 25 active cases across the state. Local authorities are yet to rule out an extension to the five-day shutdown due to end on Wednesday. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton is waiting to see more data and concedes further cases stemming from the hotel cluster are reasonably likely to arise. But he indicated they won’t necessarily sink Victoria’s chances if …
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