Victoria recorded 423 new cases in the past 24 hours to midnight, with 149 of the cases linked to known cases and outbreaks, as a number of Melbourne suburbs deal with hundreds of active cases. Today's number is a slight drop on the 445 local cases announced yesterday, while Victoria now has 4,038 active cases. Suburbs such as Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana, Campbellfield and Laverton North are dealing with 1,000 active cases or more per 100,000 population, according to Victorian Health Department data. There were 28 new cases recorded in the Broadmeadows area in the past 24 hours, for example, with 240 active cases among a total of 518 cases in the current outbreak. Broadmeadows 3047 New cases last 24 hours: 28 Active cases: 240 Total cases: 518 Active rate per 100,000 population: 1148.3 Campbellfield 3061 New cases last 24 hours: 18 Active cases: 134 Total cases: 185 Active rate per 100,000 population: 2648.7 Coolaroo-Meadow Heights 3048 New cases last 24 hours: 22 Active cases: 161 Total cases: 299 Active rate per 100,000 population: 893.2 Greenvale 3059 New cases last 24 hours: 4 Active cases: 104 Total cases: 220 Active rate per 100,000 population: 672.4 Fawkner 3060 New cases last 24 hours: 16 Active cases: 104 Total cases: 333 Active rate per 100,000 population: 740.7 Roxburgh Park 3064 New cases last 24 hours: 93 Active cases: 601 Total cases: 1,573 Active rate per 100,000 population: 796.5 Oak Park 3046 New cases last 24 hours: 25 Active cases: 289 Total cases: 637 Active rate per 100,000 population: 848.5 Altona North 3025 New cases last 24 hours: 13 Active cases: 120 Total cases: 459 Active rate per 100,000 population: 987.2 Tarneit 3029 New cases last 24 hours: 30 Active cases: 221 Total cases: 1630 Active rate per 100,000 population: 235.2 Werribee South 3030 New cases last 24 hours: 9 Active cases: 72 Total cases: 817 Active rate per 100,000 population: 71.8 Source: Victorian Department of Health AdvertisementCall centre worker Martin Blight, 46, from Mill Park in Melbourne's north, is one of eight deaths from the current Delta outbreak in the cityDaniel Andrews (pictured) will finally announce Victoria's roadmap to freedom on Sunday after abandoning his aim to eliminate Covid-19Victorians desperate to get back to the pub are waiting for Mr Andrews' roadmap.

Source: Daily Mail September 14, 2021 23:06 UTC