COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria
The COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria was part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first confirmed case in the state of Victoria, also the first in Australia, was identified as being on 19 January 2020, when a man from Wuhan arrived by air from Guandong, China. His test results on 25 January confirmed he had COVID-19.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Victoria, Australia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Melbourne |
| Arrival date | 19 January 2020 |
| Confirmed cases | 2,987,961 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Active cases | 1,393 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Hospitalised cases | 233 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Critical cases | 13 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Recovered | 2,978,074 (as of 3 November 2023) |
Deaths | 8,494 (as of 3 November 2023) |
| Fatality rate | 0.29% |
| Government website | |
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