Victoria has recorded another jump in new local cases of COVID-19 with 26 infections detected today.
The Department of Health said all 26 cases were linked to current outbreaks, with 24 people in quarantine throughout their entire infectious period.
More than 43,600 tests were conducted yesterday.
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Today marks the highest daily total since September last year and overtakes yesterday's case number jump of 22 infections.
Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton yesterday warned if Victoria had not locked down when it did, case numbers would have blown out of control due to the highly infectious Delta variant.
"Can you imagine what the situation we could be in if we hadn't locked down, when we locked down - if those 22 individuals were all out in the community, not just for a day, but for their entirety infectious period?" Professor Sutton said.
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"If you do not lockdown that is what happens."
The Victorian Government this week declared it needed another week to get its coronavirus outbreaks under control before the state could exit lockdown.
Premier Daniel Andrews said the state could not risk case numbers spiralling out of control like they had in Sydney.
"We need to avoid what is going on in Sydney at the moment," Mr Andrews said.
Victoria's extended lockdown is due to end at 11.59pm on Tuesday, July 27.
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