Victoria has recorded 13 new local COVID cases, including one in the regional town of Mildura that was announced yesterday.
All new cases are linked to the current outbreak.
The results were detected among 54,839 tests received on Sunday, and there were 14,758 vaccine doses administered at state-run sites.
The case numbers bolster expectations the current lockdown will be extended beyond Tuesday night, but no official word has been given on a timeline or when any announcement will be made.
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Deakin University epidemiologist Catherine Bennett said she believed it was unlikely that Victoria's lockdown would end tomorrow night.
She described the transmissibility of the Delta strain of COVID-19 as "incredible".
"The rapidity of spread does translate unfortunately to a growth each day in exposure sites. That's exactly what NSW went through," she said.
"That's the only way to beat the speed of the virus, to be really comprehensive in these early days."
More to come.
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