Victoria has recorded seven new local coronavirus cases, and no new cases acquired overseas.
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There were 42,009 test results were received, and 19,118 vaccine doses administered.
There are 205 active cases now in Victoria with seven cases in hospital.
One of the cases reported in today's numbers was the case of the Melbourne traffic controller, which was flagged yesterday.
Investigations continue into that case - the remaining six local cases are all linked to current outbreaks and were in quarantine during their infectious period.
Health Minister Martin Foley said a number of exposure sites were online after interviews with the worker.
The Victorian Department of Health says investigations into how a male traffic controller contracted the virus are ongoing.
There are now 205 active cases of coronavirus across Victoria.
Victoria's 12-day lockdown ended at midnight on Tuesday but a number of restrictions remain for two weeks before being eased again.
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Restrictions include no visitors being permitted at people's homes and masks being mandatory indoors and outdoors. Public gatherings of up to 10 people are permitted.
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Close contacts of a Melbourne traffic controller who worked at a drive-through testing site for two days while infectious with COVID-19 are self-isolating as authorities race to find the source.
Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed the man, a traffic controller at the Moonee Valley Racecourse site, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, two days after developing symptoms.
The new case was announced in addition to eight new locally acquired infections reported earlier on Wednesday, which were all linked to known outbreaks and were isolating for their entire infectious period.
The testing site was immediately closed and dozens of staff who worked the same shifts as the man were sent home to isolate as a precaution.
"We do believe there will be minimal risk to those at the site," Mr Foley told reporters on Wednesday.
The site will reopen on Thursday following a deep clean.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the case was a concern, given the man is not a primary close contact of a previous case and hasn't been linked to Victoria's current outbreaks.
In his daily update, Professor Sutton said a number of household and social close contacts of the man have been identified and are undergoing urgent testing.
A petrol station, two supermarkets and a shopping centre in Frankston and Frankston South were also listed as exposure sites linked to the man.
Anyone who attended during the specified time frames is required to get tested for COVID-19 and isolate until they return a negative result.
A supermarket in Altona North and a 7-Eleven in Yarraville were also listed on the state's exposure site list, though it is unclear if they are linked to the man.
- with Australian Associated Press
