COVID-19: New case figure remains steady as Victoria records second day without a death

Victoria has recorded 11 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.

Nobody has died with coronavirus.

It’s the second consecutive day of no COVID-19 deaths.

Melbourne’s 14-day rolling average is 9.4, down from 9.7 yesterday.

There are 195 active cases of COVID-19 in Victoria, the first time the state has had fewer than 200 active cases since June 26.

Another 15,585 tests were done in the past 24 hours.

There are 17 people in hospital, one of those receiving intensive care.

THE PAST WEEK:

October 3: 8 cases, 3 deaths
October 4: 12 cases, 1 death
October 5: 8 cases, 0 deaths
October 6: 15 cases, 1 death
October 7: 6 cases, 2 deaths
October 8: 11 cases, 0 deaths
TODAY: 11 cases, 0 deaths

Yesterday there were 11 new cases & no deaths reported. Our thoughts are with all affected. The 14 day rolling average and cases with unknown source are down in Metro Melbourne. Info: https://t.co/eTputEZdhs #COVID19VicData pic.twitter.com/CPONhdgdum

— VicGovDHHS (@VicGovDHHS) October 8, 2020