Original article by Jade Gailberger, Sarah Booth
Herald Sun – Page: 6 & 7 : 4-Oct-21

Victoria recorded 1,220 new locally-acquired COVID-19 cases on Sunday, following a record 1,488 cases on the previous day. The state’s death toll from the pandemic has risen by three, and there are now 11,785 active cases state-wide. Meanwhile, Melbourne has now endured 246 days of lockdown since the pandemic began, overtaking the record previously held by Buenos Aires. It has been estimated that the lockdowns have cost the state’s economy about $700m per week. Melbourne will have been in lockdown for 267 days in total by 26 October, when 70 per cent of eligible Victorians are expected to be fully vaccinated and the economy starts to reopen.

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