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Victoria's chances of emerging from its sixth lockdown remain in doubt after 11 new coronavirus cases.
The new locally-acquired cases recorded on Monday are all linked, while only one was in isolation throughout their infectious period.
A busy Melbourne hospital has been exposed to Covid-19, potentially sending hundreds into isolation with busy cafes and supermarkets also on alert.
An infected case attended the Joan Kirner Women's and Children's hospital in St Albans on August 6, visiting the pathology department and a cafe.
The new cases include two schools, further raising expectations that Victoria's sixth lockdown due to end on Thursday night will be extended.
Victoria also recorded 11 cases on Sunday, which were all infectious while in the community, sparking Covid testing at a Flemington tower block on Sunday.
Joan Kirner Women's and Children's hospital in St Albans (pictured) has been listed as a Covid exposure site
A positive case visited the hospital's pathology department and a cafe (pictured) on Friday
Victoria has had 11 new cases of coronavirus , including one at another Melbourne school, further raising expectations the state's lockdown will be extended
Among the new exposure sites are the pathology department, maternity assessment centre and cafe bar at the Joan Kirner Women's and Children's hospital.
Bunnings in Maribyrnong is also on alert, as is the Jolly Miller cafe in Caroline Springs.
Among the new cases reported on Sunday was a student at Mount Alexander College in Flemington in the city's northwest which has forced hundreds of students and staff into isolation.
