Victoria has recorded five new local cases of coronavirus, taking the outbreak total to 69.
More than 36,000 test results were received overnight.
Today's case numbers come after a second highly infectious virus variant, dubbed Delta or B1617.2, was identified in three of the state's cases.
The three family members, all linked to the West Melbourne outbreak, were among four new cases recorded yesterday.
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https://twitter.com/VicGovDH/status/1400956637331046405All three have been infected with the Delta variant - the same strain of COVID-19 that has ravaged India and spread in the UK.
There are now seven cases connected to the outbreak in Melbourne's west.
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Melbournians in the city spend their second weekend in lockdown after COVID-19 measures were extended for another week.
Many residents in regional Victoria celebrated their first night out of lockdown by dining out yesterday.
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