Victoria to Quash Active Virus Cases: Chief Health Officer

Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 31, 2020. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Victoria is on the verge of quashing active COVID-19 cases to low double digits, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton predicts, after a COVID-free weekend.

Active cases ballooned above 7000 in mid-August as the state desperately tried to reign in its rampant second wave.