Holy Rosary Primary School in White Hills has confirmed a second student has tested positive for COVID-19.

Principal Paul Wilkinson wrote to parents and carers on Tuesday afternoon, outlining that Bendigo Health's Public Health Unit had notified the school of the second case.

Mr Wilkinson said the Public Health Unit has advised "this will not have an impact on most Holy Rosary families."

The correspondence, which has been posted to the school's Facebook page, said "if you are a family who have not yet been contacted by Bendigo Health and have a child in the Foundation (Prep) area, you now must ensure your children remain at home while contact tracing occurs."

"Bendigo Health will be in contact in the near future," Mr Wilkinson said.

The school said it is being supported by Bendigo Health and Catholic Education Sandhurst.

The first positive case of COVID-19 at the primary school was reported on the weekend.

Earlier

GREATER Bendigo has three fewer active COVID-19 cases than yesterday, bringing its total to 54.

The local government area reported one new case across all time on Tuesday, meaning four fewer active cases in total.

These could signal recovery, or reclassification of the illness. Bendigo Health has confirmed there have been no COVID-19 deaths at the hospital.

Lockwood's Hazeldene's chicken farm outbreak has grown to 20 cases.

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Central Goldfields Shire has reported a new active COVID-19 case, meaning one active case in the shire.

Active COVID-19 numbers in Mount Macedon and Mount Alexander are unchanged, at 27 and three respectively.

Loddon has dropped from two active cases to one active case, with a case taken off the all time total as well.

Victoria reported 331 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, and 19 deaths.

Case numbers at the cluster connected to St Joseph's Primary School in Quarry Hill grew to 16.

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