Victoria Covid update: cases reach 10-month high, with 22 new local infections

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Victoria has recorded its highest number of local Covid cases in 10 months, with 22 new cases reported on Wednesday.

While it is the highest number of new cases since late 2020, the state's health minister, Martin Foley, expressed optimism that Victoria was getting ahead of the Delta outbreak due to the large number of contacts isolating and lockdown having an impact.