ANOTHER five new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Greater Bendigo.
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But Department of Health and Human Services data released on Thursday showed the number of active cases in the region had dropped from 38 on Wednesday to 27 on Thursday.
That decrease could be because people have recovered from the virus or cases have been reclassified.
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There have been a total of 95 coronavirus cases in Greater Bendigo since the pandemic started.
There are also 36 cases connected to Hazeldene's, an increase from 35 cases on Wednesday.
Macedon Ranges Shire also recorded one new COVID-19 case on Thursday, bringing their total case numbers to 58.
But there are less active cases in the shire, down from 28 on Wednesday to 20 on Thursday.
The Campaspe Shire also had one less active case, bringing the number of total active cases down to one. There are no longer any active cases in the Mount Alexander Shire.
There are currently 49 active coronavirus cases across the region.
The local government area numbers came as the state recorded another 240 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths on Thursday.
Statewide, there were also 2291 fewer active cases than a day ago, following a flurry of interviews with infected people, to determine whether or not they were still unwell.
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