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Data from the Department of Health and Human Services confirms there are 109 active coronavirus cases in Victoria.
Three of them are in regional Victoria - all in the Greater Shepparton local government area.
The final round of re-testing contacts and close contacts of the Shepparton cases will conclude tomorrow.
DHHS announced this morning there were three new COVID-19 cases in Victoria. All three were detected in people who were in quarantine.
Earlier
Three new coronavirus cases were recorded in Victoria since Tuesday.
The Department of Health and Human Services reported the 14-day rolling average number of new cases in regional Victoria as 0.4 on Wednesday morning, with the metropolitan Melbourne average 6.2.
The latest figures come as the number of active cases in regional Victoria decreased on Tuesday.
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Four active cases attributed to an outbreak in Kilmore were no longer active, meaning Mitchell Shire has no active cases.
Regional Victoria's three active cases are all residents of Greater Shepparton.
Central Victoria has been without a COVID-19 cases for 22 days. The last active case was in the Macedon Ranges on September 29. Greater Bendigo's last active case was on September 24 - 27 days ago.
On Tuesday, Premier Daniel Andrews floated the possibility of scaling back restrictions earlier than expected.
Mr Andrews was due to make further announcements regarding the COVID-19 roadmap on November 1, but consistently low new case numbers and decreasing active cases have prompted the Premier to consider changes this Sunday.
The Department of Health and Human Services will provide an update of the number of new and active cases by local government area on Wednesday afternoon, with Mr Andrews expected to hold a press conference on Wednesday morning.
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