VICTORIA'S COVID-19 NUMBERS FOR OCTOBER 21
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* No deaths, leaving the state toll on 817 and the national figure at 905
* Three new cases, two linked to north metro community outbreak and one involving a household contact of a known case
* 14-day rolling case average is 6.2 for Melbourne, down from 6.4, and steady at 0.4 for regional Victoria
* 10 mystery cases in Melbourne for the fortnight to Sunday and none for regional Victoria - down by three
* 109 active cases in the state, including 106 in metro Melbourne and three in regional Victoria (greater Shepparton)
* Active cases include a disputed case from Tuesday, which has now been investigated and classified as a reinfection after that person was first infected in July
* 10 people in hospital, none in ICU
* Eight active cases involving healthcare workers
* Eight active cases involving residential aged care
* 2,984,494 tests have been conducted since the pandemic outbreak, with 17,409 in the latest 24-hour period
KEY OUTBREAKS
* 14 active cases linked to the north metro region community (total cases 23)
* 8 Box Hill Hospital (14)
* 7 south-eastern community (9)
* 5 Chadstone Shopping Centre (39)
* 3 Hoppers Crossing community outbreak (4)
AGED CARE OUTBREAKS
* 3 active cases linked to Uniting Age Well Preston (total cases 5)
* 2 Estia Aged Care Facility Keilor (52)
FINES
* 36 fines, including 17 for failing to wear a face mask and five at vehicle checkpoints
RESTRICTIONS CHANGES SINCE MONDAY
* No time limit for exercise and outdoor social activities
* 5km restriction on travel widened to 25km
* The number of people able to gather outdoors increased from five to 10, from two households
* Sports fans allowed to play tennis and golf, without entering clubrooms. Skate parks reopen and outdoor swimming pools can have 30 swimmers
* Hairdressers reopen
* Real estate auctions can occur with a maximum of 10 people, commercial real estate inspections can occur
* Outdoor home maintenance, repairs and renovations permitted with a maximum of five workers.
Australian Associated Press