403 New Virus Cases Recorded Today on July 23 in Victoria

403 New Virus Cases Recorded Today on July 23 in Victoria
Police patrol Melbourne, Australia on July 10, 2020. (William West/AFP via Getty Images)
AAP
By AAP
7/23/2020
Updated:
7/23/2020

403 new cases recorded today on July 23 in Victoria , the 18th consecutive day of a triple-digit increase.

Of the new cases, 69 are connected to known outbreaks and 334 are under investigation.

There are five more deaths, bringing the state’s toll to 49 and the national figure to 133.

There are 201 people in hospital with 40 in intensive care.

This is Victoria’s third-highest daily case total, after 484 on Wednesday and 428 on Friday.

melbourne