South Australia sending more nurses to Victoria's worst-hit aged care sectors
South Australia has deployed a third contingent of nurses to Victoria's coronavirus-impacted aged care facilities.
Five more nurses touched down in the state today to join the fight in limiting the spread of COVID-19, which has ravaged residential aged care facilities.
"I think we're all a little bit excited to have this opportunity to make a difference and help our colleagues interstate," one nurse told 9News.
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Residents of St Basil's Aged care in Melbourne are evacuated to hospitals after the cluster of Covid-19 cases and deaths from the home. Justin McManus/The Age
"We're also a little bit nervous, a little bit apprehensive about what we're going to be facing."
Today, Victoria has recorded its darkest day of the COVID-19 pandemic, registering 15 additional deaths and 725 new cases overnight.
The state's death toll now stands at 162, and one of the virus' latest victims is a man in his 30s.
Of the 15 overnight deaths, 12 are linked to aged care.
"Can I send my heartfelt condolences and sympathies to each of those families," Premier Daniel Andrews said.
The spike in infections comes despite repeated reassurance from health experts that cases will decrease in coming weeks, as Victoria enters its first week of stage four lockdown.
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