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NEWS DESK More staff isolate THE number of Frankston Hospital staff members sent into self-isolation has climbed to 618 after an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the hospital. As of Saturday (29 August) the Department of Health and Human Services said there were 68 active cases linked to the hospital. The outbreak has led to the temporary closure of the hospital’s acute medical surgical and surgical short stay units and the 5GN ward. On Tuesday (25 August) DHHS said there had been 37 cases (21 residents and 16 staff) linked to Village Glen Aged Care Residences, Mornington. The DHHS is also investigating cases linked to TLC Forest Lodge Frankston. Yesterday, MOnday, the DHHS said the total number of cases ever recorded on the Mornngton Peninsula was 174, with 42 still classed as being active. At the start of the week (Monday 24 August) the total was 163 cases, with 55 being active. In Frankston, the total number of cases aver was 225, with 41 still being active. One week earlier the respective numbers 208 and 66. The latest figures place the peninsula as having the 26th highest number of active cases among Victoria’s 79 municipalities and Frankston 22nd. Peninsula Health says it is working with “skilled prevention experts” to review its COVID-19 hygiene practices and policies following the outbreak. Last week the DHHS reported that 449 active COVID-19 cases are attributed to healthcare workers, about 10 per cent of which are at Frankston Hospital. Peninsula Health confirmed testing will continue for all asymptomatic staff.
TOWN
Postcode
Confirmed cases (ever)
Active cases (current)
Mornington Mount Martha Somerville Mount Eliza Rosebud, Boneo, Cape Schanck, Fingal Flinders Arthurs Seat, Dromana, Safety Beach Sorrento Portsea Capel Sound St Andrews Beach, Tootgarook, Rye Somers Blairgowrie Baxter Hastings, Tuerong Bittern Crib Point Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Merricks Beach, Merricks North Moorooduc Tyabb Main Ridge Shoreham, Point Leo, Merricks HMAS Cerberus Red Hill, Red Hill South McCrae
3931 3934 3912 3930 3939
51 27 11 11 10
30 9 6 0 2
3929 3936
7 7
0 2
3943 3944 3940 3941
7 7 6 5
0 2 1 1
3927 3942 3911 3915 3918 3919 3926
4 3 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 1 0 0 0
3933 3913 3928 3916 3920 3937 3938
2 1 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CASES by postcode on the Mornington as of Thursday 27 August show the location as the residential address provided when the case was notified and may not be where they were infected and may not be where the case currently resides.
ANY SYMPTOMS GET TESTED It’s important to get tested for coronavirus at the first sign of any symptom and stay home until you get your result. Getting tested means you keep yourself, your friends, family, workplace and your community safe. It’s not over yet.
Find out where to get tested visit vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne
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Southern Peninsula News
2 September 2020