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THE Mildura Rural City Council area will enter a seven-day lockdown from 11.59pm on Friday.
It comes as residents in Greater Shepparton and Moorabool exit lockdown from Saturday morning.
Health authorities said COVID-19 case loads in Mildura have increased this week with nine active cases listed in the region on Friday morning.
A further three cases were confirmed late on Friday afternoon, which would be reflected in Saturday's case numbers.
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Under the lockdown, people can only leave home for limited reasons - necessary goods and services, caregiving or compassionate reasons (including medical care and getting a COVID-19 test), authorised work or permitted education, exercise and outdoor social interaction in limited groups, and getting a COVID-19 vaccine locally.
People can also leave home to visit their intimate partner or single social bubble buddy. No other visitors are allowed in the home.
Shopping, exercise and outdoor social interaction will be limited to 15km from people's homes.
Mildura residents cannot leave the Mildura Rural City Council area and travel elsewhere in regional Victoria other than for limited reasons, such as authorised work and permitted education.
Earlier
TWO new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Greater Bendigo.
Data from the Department of Health released on Friday afternoon showed there were single cases in the 3550 and 3555 postcodes.
There are 14 active COVID-19 cases in Greater Bendigo.
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The Mount Alexander Shire also recorded one new case in the 3448 postcode, bringing the total number of active cases in that region to 18.
It came as DON KR confirmed four of its workers tested positive to COVID-19. Thirty employees are isolating as a result.
There were an additional nine coronavirus cases recorded in the Macedon Ranges Shire on Friday, while zero new cases were recorded in the Gannawarra and Campaspe shires.
The new cases make up part of the 113 coronavirus cases listed in regional Victoria on Friday.
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