Latrobe City records 46 new cases of COVID-19

Alyssa Fritzlaff

Latrobe City has recorded 46 new cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours up to midnight on Thursday.

Nineteen are in the 3825 postcode (Moe/Newborough district), 15 in the 3840 postcode (Morwell district), 10 in the 3844 postcode (Traralgon district) and two in the 3842 postcode (Churchill district).

The current total of active cases in the municipality is 425.

The current list of Tier 1 exposure sites in Latrobe City is as follows:

Turfside Bar and Grill – Moe Racing Club                                                         Saturday 23 October, 12.00pm – 1.00pm                                                             Indulge Yourself Beauty Therapy Spa and Laser Clinic, Moe
Wednesday 20 October, 8.30am – 4.00pm
Thursday 21 October, 10.00am – 8.30pm
Friday 22 October, 9.00am – 6.00pm
Snap Fitness 24/7, Traralgon
Thursday 21 October, 7.00pm – 9.30pm
Kiah Schoen Beauty, Traralgon
Thursday 21 October, 9.30am – 8.00pm
Friday 22 October, 9.30am – 7.00pm
Lovism Hair, Traralgon
Wednesday 20 October, 9.30am – 1.00pm
Thursday 21 October, 9.30am – 8.00pm
Friday 22 October, 9.30am – 7.00pm
Glengarry Hotel and Pub, Glengarry
Friday 22 October, 5.30pm – 8.15pm                                                                    Tuesday 19 October, 5.00pm – 6.30pm                                                                      Café Stellina, Traralgon
Sunday 17 October, 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Dunbar Road Landscape Supplies, Traralgon
Monday 18 October, 6.45am – 3.45pm
Tuesday 19 October, 6.45am – 3.45pm
Wednesday 20 October, 6.45am – 3.45pm
Café Alfa, Churchill
Sunday 17 October, 10.30am – 11.25am
Wyncity, Morwell
Friday 15 October, 11.00am – 9.00pm

The testing sites in Latrobe City are as follows:
• Gippsland Regional Indoor Sports Stadium, drive through, Traralgon. 9.30am – 4pm weekdays. No appointments required. Pre-fill your details using the Testing Registration form https://testtracker.covid19.dhhs.vic.gov.au/citizen-prefill
• Clinical Labs, walk in clinic, Traralgon. 7.30am – 3.30pm weekdays. 03 5174 0285
• Latrobe Regional Hospital, Dorevitch Pathology, drive through, Traralgon. 8.30am – 4.30pm, by appointment on 03 5165 0800.
• Latrobe Valley Respiratory Clinic, Morwell. Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm. By appointment, for bookings go to: https://bit.ly/3Fbd8eH
• Moe Senior Citizens Centre, Latrobe Community Health Service, walk-in clinic. Sunday 24 October 10am – 12pm, and 9am – 11am Tuesday & Thursdays. No appointments required. Pre-fill your details using the Testing Registration form https://testtracker.covid19.dhhs.vic.gov.au/citizen-prefill

Victoria has recorded 1655 new cases of COVID-19, and 10 deaths. One new case was not locally acquired.

This brings active case numbers to 23,730 across the state.

There are 738 people in hospital and 130 in intensive care.

There were 20,361 vaccines administered yesterday in Victoria.

Postcodes 3869, 3854 and 3844 are leading Latrobe City in vaccinations rates, each having hit more than 95 per cent first dose.