Auslan Update - 03 November, 2021

Auslan Update - 03 November, 2021

More than 2,200 Gippsland homes have entered day six with no electricity.

About 2,200 Gippsland homes remain without power since last Friday's wild winds
AusNet Services, an energy company, says 300 people are in the field today to restore electricity.
One family has been bathing their toddlers under sprinklers

Victoria records 941 new local COVID-19 cases

Victoria has recorded 941 new local COVID-19 cases and eight deaths.
It is the second day in a row the state has recorded fewer than 1,000 new cases.
There are now 18,361 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 326 people have died during the state's current Delta outbreak.
The new cases were detected from 63,278 test results received yesterday.
There are 657 people in hospital with COVID-19, of whom 117 are in intensive care and 69 are on a ventilator.
There were 9,440 doses of vaccine administered at state-run sites yesterday, and more vaccinations at GP clinics and other venues.
Victoria has now given at least one dose of vaccine to 92.7 per cent of its population aged 16 and over, and 82.2 per cent are fully vaccinated.
More restrictions will be lifted when 90 per cent of the population aged 12 and up have been fully vaccinated.

Missing four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found alive

Missing four-year-old Cleo Smith has been found alive after disappearing almost three weeks ago.
Cleo had been missing for 18 days from WA's remote outback and was found alone in a house in the coastal town of Carnarvon, about 900 kilometers north of Perth. WA Police said she was found inside a locked house in Carnarvon.
A 36-year-old man had been taken into custody and police are questioning him. The man has no connections to the family.

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