Australia's Victoria reports 29 local COVID-19 cases, highest 2021 daily jump

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a "Stay Safe Melbourne" sign on a mostly-empty city centre street as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Melbourne, Australia, May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria reported 29 new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily jump this year, as the state remains under a seven-day strict lockdown imposed earlier this week to reign the highly infectious Delta variant.

Health authorities said that all of the new infections are linked to previously reported cases but were not in quarantine during their infectious periods.