VICTORIA'S COVID-19 NUMBERS FOR OCTOBER 31
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* A possible "false positive" case in hospital that was recorded as a single new case on Saturday has since been rejected by an expert review panel. Victoria has therefore recorded no new cases.
* No deaths, leaving the state toll at 819 and national figure at 907
* Melbourne has two cases with an unknown source, regional Victoria none
* The mystery cases are in the postcodes 3081 and 3152
* 71 active cases in metropolitan Melbourne, none in regional Victoria
* Three of the active cases are healthcare workers and four relate to aged care
* Two people in hospital, none in ICU
* Three active cases among healthcare workers
* More than 3.1 million tests since the pandemic started, with 19,850 in the past 24 hours
* DHHS continues to contain the Melbourne's northern suburbs outbreak where there are 17 active cases
* A case in Deer Park in Melbourne's west is under investigation after a case was reported on Friday. 21 close contacts are in quarantine.
* Testing has been offered to all staff and students linked to a previous positive test result at Goodstart Early Learning in Plenty Road, Bundoora. 40 close contacts linked to the case are in quarantine.
* There is now just one active case linked to the Box Hill hospital cluster
RESTRICTIONS
* Melburnians limited to travel within 25km of home but no restrictions on reasons for travel
* Strict rules around household visits - one visit per day by two adults and any dependents to another home but either household cannot make or receive any other visits on the same day
* Outdoor gatherings capped at 10 people but can include people from up to 10 households
* Face masks must still be worn at all times when outside the home
* Several other restrictions also eased from midnight Tuesday
* As of November 8, the 25km limit and Melbourne's "ring of steel" to end with further easing of restrictions across many categories such as gyms, which are expected to reopen.
Australian Associated Press