‘It’s a very concerning number,’ state’s chief health officer Brett Sutton says, with hospitals already under pressure
There are now 911 healthcare workers with active infections of Covid-19 in Victoria, a rise of 101 since Thursday. Hospitals are already under pressure as nurses are diverted to tackle the crisis in aged care homes and 607 people in the state’s hospitals with the virus.
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