New COVID-19 Cases Extend Melbourne Tower Lockdown

A row of Ambulances are seen lined up outside the North Melbourne Public Housing tower complex in Melbourne, Australia on July 8, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Residents of one of Melbourne’s public housing towers recently released from hard lockdown have been forced back into their apartments after a spate of new COVID-19 infections.

There are 145 COVID-19 cases linked to the Flemington and North Melbourne estates, but the state’s chief health officer on Sunday warned the number could be much higher.