VICTORIA has reported 61 new COVID-19 in the 24 hours to midnight, as a potential state-wide lockdown looms.
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Twenty-two of these cases were in isolation for their entire infectious period.
Forty-eight are linked to known outbreaks.
The Department of Health also said an additional 16 cases had been discovered with rapid PCR testing, and these would be reported in Sunday's numbers.
It comes after a Bendigo machinery business closed its doors, after a COVID-19 positive person visited last week.
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An outbreak of COVID-19 centred on Shepparton had reached double digits by 5pm Friday, after the first case was discovered that morning.
At 9am Saturday the Department of Health had only listed three COVID-19 exposure sites in regional Victoria.
A tier one site at the Shepparton Tutoring Centre, meaning any visitors between 4pm and 6pm on August 17 must get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure.
Farm Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and Bakers Delight Shepparton have both been listed as tier two exposure sites, meaning visitors must get tested urgently and isolate until they have a negative test.
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