By Brendan Rees
Casey has recorded 22 new cases of Covid-19, according to the state’s latest health data.
Coronavirus infections in Casey now stand at 356 active cases.
Victoria has recorded 410 new cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours to Wednesday 12 August, with the total number of cases now at 15,646 .
In neighbouring local government areas, Greater Dandenong has 197 active cases while Cardinia has 91.
The state’s total has risen to 7877 active cases, including 1079 active cases of infected health care workers.
There have been 21 new deaths from Covid-19 reported. They include two women in their 70’s, one man in his 70’s, six women in their 80’s, five men in their 80’s, one woman in her 90’s, five men in their 90’s and one woman in her 100’s.
There are 662 hospital patients with Covid-19, with 43 in intensive care.
Meanwhile, Victoria Police issued 184 fines to individuals for breaching the Chief Health Officer directions, including 24 for failing to wear a face covering, 16 at vehicle checkpoints, and 58 for curfew breaches.
Examples of people being fined in the 24 hours to Wednesday 12 August include:
• A man who travelled from Mooroolbark to Mansfield to pick up a friend
• A man from Pakenham who came to Dandenong to hang out with some mates and wander the streets
• Four men who were found in a parked car in Flemington during the curfew hours. The group told police they were ‘just chilling’.
• Multiple people attending convenience stores in the Metro Melbourne area to purchase food, cigarettes or drinks during the curfew hours of 8pm to 5am
