One new local COVID-19 case in Victoria, none in Queensland or NSW - 9News

Victoria has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours to midnight, while none have been uncovered in Queensland in New South Wales.

Victoria's new locally-acquired case is a primary close contact who has been quarantining throughout their infectious period.

There were no new overseas-acquired cases in the state.

The one new local case comes from more than 17,100 tests - slightly up from yesterday but still below COVID-19 Response Commander Jeroen Weimar's daily target of at least 20,000.

He said low testing numbers could jeopardise the further easing of Melbourne's restrictions, particularly as mystery cases continue to pop up.

Health minister Martin Foley confirmed today's case was linked to the Arcare aged care home in Maidstone.

Mr Foley said the person was a close contact of an existing case and already in quarantine.

The health minister also confirmed the infection was not a resident at the facility.

The Arcare Maidstone aged care facility where the latest case has been identified. (Eddie Jim/The Age)

Mr Foley said the latest case being linked and already in isolation was a "good thing but cannot be taken as mission accomplished"," he said.

"There is still more work to do. There are more people to interview, more leads to explore."

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said one new case was a positive sign.

"Several cases in recent days have already been in quarantine and there are no new exposure sites associated with them, which is a good sign," he said.

The MCG could host crowds for AFL games from next weekend. (Getty)

Professor Sutton said authorities will look at the possibility of AFL crowds in Victoria next weekend and each game will be assessed on merit.

Victoria is currently handling 68 active cases of COVID-19 in the state.

To date, a total of 785,623 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Victorian residents.

There were seven cases found in hotel quarantine, bringing the total number of active cases in Queensland to 20.

The results come from just under 10,000 tests.

NSW has also recorded no new local cases of COVID-19.

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