Victoria records 24 new local coronavirus cases for second day in a row

The state has recorded 24 new, locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and zero in hotel quarantine.

The Department of Health says 20 cases are linked to known outbreaks and that there are, at this stage, four mystery cases.

Of today’s local cases, six were out and about in the community while infectious.

There are now 246 active cases of COVID-19 across Victoria.

Those numbers are off the back of yesterday’s 39,832 coronavirus tests.

Source: smh.com.au