Care package in the works for Frankston ratepayers. Tourists told to stay away from the Mornington Peninsula.
Key facts from today’s Victorian COVID-19 update:
- The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Victoria is 1158 – an increase of 23 from yesterday.
- Yesterday a man in his 50s died in hospital and a woman in her 80s died at home, taking the number of people who have died in Victoria from coronavirus to 10.
- The total number of cases includes 608 men and 550 women. Cases range in age from babies to their early nineties.
- Currently 45 people are in hospital – including 11 patients in intensive care – and 620 people have recovered.
- More than 57,000 tests have been conducted to date.
Council okays cash for COVID-19 relief
MORE than $3 million of ratepayer money is set to be put aside by council to help people affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Visitors told to ‘stay away’
EASTER is usually the final fling for seasonal holidaymakers on the Mornington Peninsula – but this year there is no welcome mat out.
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