VICTORIA'S LATEST COVID-19 NUMBERS * 177 new cases, the eighth day in a row of triple-digit increase * 3967 in total across Victoria, with 1612 active * 72 patients in hospital, 17 in intensive care * 25 cases connected to known outbreaks * 151 under investigation * One case from hotel quarantine * 1,148,357 tests done since testing began THE NEW CASES INCLUDE: * Six cases at the LaManna supermarket in Essendon * 12 from Somerville Meats outbreak * Eight cases linked to Cenvic Construction at Riverina Apartments in Footscray * 26 cases linked to Menarock Life aged care facility in Essendon, making it the biggest aged care cluster of coronavirus in Victoria to date * 13 cases linked to Glendale aged care facility in Werribee * 144 cases linked to the Al-Taqwa College outbreak * Two cases linked to Japara Aged Care in Windsor PUBLIC HOUSING TOWERS: * 242 cases in various public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington, with investigations into the outbreak continuing * 32 cases are residents of various public housing towers in Carlton FINES: * Victoria Police have conducted almost 2500 spot checks at homes, businesses and public places and fined 133 people. * About 9500 vehicles were inspected at checkpoints on main arterial roads and 22 fines handed out. Australian Associated Press
