Victoria recorded six new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 yesterday, including the mystery case reported in the afternoon.
The source of infection is still being investigated for three of the cases, including the school teacher reported yesterday.
The other three are linked to known cases and were isolating during their infectious period.
The new cases were detected from 27,279 test results processed on Wednesday.
The first mystery infection was reported yesterday, just hours after the state confirmed a zero-case day on Tuesday, its first in almost a month.
The woman in her 20s lives in the Hobsons Bay local government area and works as a teacher at the Al-Taqwa College in Truganina.
She is believed to have been infectious in the community for three days last week.
The school and its campus will be locked down for 14 days and students and staff will quarantine for the fortnight unless the health department advises otherwise.
Today is a pupil-free day to allow the 300 staff members and 2,100 students to be tested.
Anyone who lives with those staff members and students must also quarantine for 14 days.
At least two other schools have closed as a precaution, despite not having any confirmed cases.
Ilim College, closed two campuses in Dallas and others in Glenroy and Doveton, while the Australian International Academy of Education has closed its campuses in North Coburg, Coburg and Caroline Springs.
The Al-Taqwa College was at the centre of one of Victoria's largest outbreaks during the second wave last year.
"Al-Taqwa College has done everything in its power and more to comply with government instructions and directions since this pandemic started," spokesman Terry Barnes said.
"It did it through the long lockdown last year, through the major outbreak last year, it's doing it again now."
The health department recently expanded its eligibility for Pfizer vaccines at its state-run centres to include school staff working directly with students.
There were 17,229 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in state-run centres yesterday, with a similar number usually delivered through the Commonwealth rollout.
Authorities confirmed yesterday there would be about 60,000 more slots available, on top of the 200,000 already on offer, from August 9 to September 5.
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