Australia’s second most populous state, Victoria, on Sunday extended its state of emergency for four more weeks to July 19, as it battles a spike in coronavirus infections with a pick-up in community transmission.

The move came a day after the state said it would reimpose restrictions capping visitors to households to five people and outdoor gatherings to 10, starting Monday. The limits had been relaxed on June 1 to allow up to 20 people in households and public gatherings.

Victoria reported 19 new infections on Sunday, the fifth day of double digit-rises. The state has now had 1,836 total confirmed cases, a quarter of the cases in Australia, since the pandemic erupted.

Despite Victoria’s surge, health officials see no need to require face masks. They would have limited value in a country where absolute numbers of transmission remain “very low”, said Australia’s deputy chief medical officer, Nick Coatsworth.

Victorian health minister Jenny Mikakos said 210 of the state’s cases were believed tied to community transmission.