Victorian Authorities Struggle to Trace 760 ‘Mystery’ COVID-19 Cases

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews speaks to the media at the daily briefing in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 3, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

At a press conference on Aug. 2, Premier Dan Andrews announced harsh stage four restrictions across metropolitan Melbourne citing “unacceptably high levels” of COVID-19 community transmission as the deciding factor.

Victoria’s contract tracers are struggling to keep up with the number of “mystery” active cases as the figure increased up to 760 over the weekend.