Chadstone shopping centre coronavirus outbreak linked to Frankston household cluster

A household infected with COVID-19 in Melbourne's south-east is linked to the virus outbreak at Chadstone shopping centre.

Deputy Chief Health Officer Professor Allen Cheng confirmed there were eight cases linked to the Fresh Food Precinct of the shopping centre.

It is understood one infected member of a Frankston household worked at the shopping centre.

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"The staff have been contact traced and cleaning has occurred, so it is perfectly safe to go back into Chadstone at this time," Professor Cheng said.

"At Frankston, there is an outbreak that involves a household that are being supported to isolate.

"There is a pop-up clinic at the Peninsula Aquatic Centre. There is no exposure site in that area, but obviously for those who have symptoms in Frankston, if you could come forward for testing, that will help us find the cases, trace contacts."

DHHS has added the shopping centre to its high-risk locations – including the Fresh Food Precinct from September 23-26 between 6am and 6pm, The Butcher Club and Coles Chadstone on September 27.

Anyone who attended the area and develops symptoms is urged to get tested.

A drive-through testing clinic has been set up at Chadstone's Golfers Drive, with another pop-up clinic to be established at the shopping centre from tomorrow.

Professor Cheng reassured Victorians the risk of transmission for those who attended Chadstone was "fairly small".

"All of the close contacts have been traced and have been tested."

Two household contacts linked to The Butcher Club in Chadstone were among the state's 13 new COVID-19 cases yesterday.