A second teacher at an elite Melbourne school has tested positive to coronavirus.

Carey Baptist Grammar School Principal Jonathan Walter said another teacher had been in contact with the school’s initial positive case.

“This individual had previously been identified as having had close contact with the initial confirmed case of COVID-19 (Staff Member A) at Carey,” Walter said in an email.

“The two staff share an office and work in close proximity to each other.”

The school in Kew, which has about 900 students, suspended classes on Tuesday.

Coronavirus has closed two more Melbourne school campuses after a staff member testing positive. Credit: AAP

The school’s first case is confirmed to be linked to Melbourne doctor Chris Higgins.

Walter said the school, along with health authorities, is now trying to identify anyone who could have come into contact with the teacher.

Mapping the spread

“We are going through the process of mapping the potential spread of the virus within the school,” Walter said.

The first teacher was confirmed to be Victoria’s first locally transmitted case.

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Carey Grammar is the first school in Victoria to close its doors to students amid the coronavirus outbreak.

It comes after two NSW schools closed on Monday following confirmed cases in students.