Australian Medical Association Says Chronic Problems in Aged Care Industry Driving Virus Outbreak in Victoria

A general view of the Estia Health aged care facility in Ardeer on July 24, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

The outbreak of COVID-19 in Victorian aged care facilities continues to grow with more than 600 cases of the virus now connected to outbreaks in care homes around the state.

Speaking at a joint press conference on July 27 with Chief Medical Officer Brett Sutton, Victorian Premier Dan Andrews said that 683 cases of COVID-19 and 5 deaths in the past 24 hours were linked to aged care facilities around the state.