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BENDIGO Health has introduced a new system to tell people roughly how long waits for COVID-19 are.
A spokesperson said the new webpage would tell patrons how busy their sites are in real time.
"We have introduced a new traffic light system on our website to advise of wait times for both our COVID -19 testing clinics," they said.
"Wait times will be updated throughout the day.
"As cases gradually increase in our region we encourage anyone with symptoms to get tested."
Testing sites in Bendigo are located at the Bendigo Show Grounds and McLaren Street and are open from 10am until 5.30pm daily.
You can find the website online here.
4.10pm
ANOTHER Bendigo business has closed its doors after being exposed to COVID-19 this week.
Staff from the Axedale General Store took to social media to confirm a COVID-19 positive case attended the business on November 9 at 8.50am.
"We have notified the people in the store at the time of contact and closed for the day to deep clean and taking all the precautionary measures we need to, to make the community and ourselves are safe," the post said.
"We have been in contact with the Health Department and following all directions from them.
"We will reopen as normal Wednesday, November 10 at 6am."
12.30pm
GREATER Bendigo recorded 17 new cases of coronavirus overnight, taking the region's total active cases to 216.
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Meanwhile, the Campaspe Shire recorded seven cases and the Macedon Rangers recorded 14.
The Mount Alexander Shire recorded four news cases and the Loddon Shire one.
Earlier
VICTORIA has recorded 1,069 new cases of COVID-19 overnight.
Sadly, there were another 10 deaths.
A total of 579 people are in hospital with the virus, 90 are in the intensive care unit and 55 are on ventilators.
There were 11,269 vaccinations administered and the number of people who have had both jabs sits at 4,715,364.
In the last 24 hours, over 47,000 test results have been received.
These numbers come as Bendigo Health confirmed a staff member tested positive to COVID-19.
A spokesperson said while there was not a lot of information available, hospital services would remain unaffected.
"All necessary infection control procedures are being undertaken," they said.
This comes as Boort District Health confirmed a COVID-19 positive case attended the hospital last week.
In a post on social media, the health service confirmed the case attended on Wednesday, November 3.
Echuca Regional Health confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak had been declared in the village following the positive results.
"Rapid antigen testing of other residents and staff has not indicated further spread to date. Additional testing will be undertaken in accordance with outbreak management protocols," acting chief executive Glenn Howlett said in an email sent earlier this morning.
"An Outbreak Control Meeting was convened yesterday evening, involving LM Public Health Unit and State Commonwealth Health Department officials. ERH staff were commended for the actions that have been taken thus far in managing the outbreak."
Dr Howlett said the village would remain in lockdown until further notice.
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