COVID-19 latest: Victoria records another day without a new case

Victoria has recorded a second consecutive day of no new coronavirus cases.

Prior to yesterday’s ‘doughnut day’, the last time the state had no new COVID-19 cases was on June 9.

No one has died with COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

The last time Victoria recorded back-to-back days of zero cases and zero deaths was March 5 and 6.

There are 87 active cases of COVID-19 in the state.

There are five people in hospital, none receiving intensive care.

Another 15,479 tests were received yesterday.

Melbourne’s rolling 14-day average is 2.8, with six cases with an unknown source detected from October 11 to 24.

Regional Victoria’s rolling 14-day average is 0.2.

Once again, yesterday there were no new cases and no lost lives reported. In Melb, cases with unknown source are down, as is the 14 day rolling average. In regional Vic, 14 day average remains stable. https://t.co/pcll7ySEgz#COVIDVicData pic.twitter.com/dVfpCqyBiV

— VicGovDHHS (@VicGovDHHS) October 26, 2020