ACTIVE COVID-19 cases in the Kingston municipality have risen past 100 for the first time.
There are 104 active cases of coronavirus among Kingston residents as of 10 August. There have been a total of 177 since the start of pandemic.
Updated postcode data was released on 6 August. Confirmed active cases among residents living in the postcode 3196 doubled last week from 18 to 36.
Postcode 3196 encompasses Chelsea, Chelsea Heights, Edithvale, and Bonbeach.
Confirmed cases in Carrum and Patterson Lakes have dropped to just one, while cases in Mentone remain stable at just two.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 12 August 2020