Legionnaires’ disease outbreak across Melbourne grows to 33 cases as authorities investigate cause

Victorian chief health officer Dr Clare Looker says 33 confirmed cases of legionnaires’ disease have been detected in Melbourne as of Tuesday afternoon and ‘those numbers may increase over the course of today’. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

There are now at least 33 cases of legionnaires’ disease across Melbourne, with 10 people also suspected of contracting the infection, as health authorities work to identify the source of the growing outbreak.

Victoria’s chief health officer, Dr Clare Looker, confirmed the new figures on Tuesday afternoon, as she warned it was likely there were more cases in the community.