Victoria has a new local case of coronavirus, state health authorities said on Wednesday.
Few details are known about the latest infection, except that it is in a close contact of a previous virus case.
They were in isolation throughout their infectious period.
Wednesday’s Victorian case comes after three days without community transmission in the southern state.
Victoria has further tightened its border rules amid ongoing outbreaks elsewhere in Australia.
Western Australia’s Perth and Peel regions, and parts of south-east Queensland and Townsville, became red zones on Wednesday.
Any Victorian returning from those areas will need to quarantine for 14 days.
Tweet from @VicGovDH
Elsewhere, millions of Queenslanders began their first day of a three-day lockdown amid fears a holidaying hospital worker may have spread the Delta variant of COVID-19 through Brisbane and north Queensland.
Her brother was also confirmed with the virus on Wednesday morning.
NSW Health issued more than 20 new public health alerts for venues across Sydney visited by COVID positive cases late on Tuesday. They include gyms, restaurants, shops, clubs and hotels as well as some bus routes.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced another 19 COVID cases on Tuesday. Stay-at-home orders for greater Sydney, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour regions remain in place until at least July 9.
The Northern Territory had two more Delta variant cases, the wife and daughter of a mine worker. The cluster linked to the mine outbreak is now at 11, with Darwin and surrounding areas locked down until Friday.
-more to come
–with AAP
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