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Greater Bendigo recorded seven new cases of coronavirus overnight, taking the total of active cases in the region to 233.
The Campaspe Shire recorded another 13 cases and the Macedon Rangers recorded five more.
Zero new cases was recorded in the Loddon and Central Goldfields Shire and one new case was recorded in the Mount Alexander Shire.
The Buloke Shire recorded one new case, taking its active cases total to three.
Earlier
ABOUT 87 per cent of the eligible Victorian population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus.
It comes as another 8,498 vaccine doses were administered at state-run clinics on Saturday, taking the total number of doses administrated to 4,766,698.
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COVID-19 case numbers however remain steady, with the state recording another 905 cases overnight.
Sadly, there were another four deaths.
A total of 394 people are in hospital, 75 are in ICU and 46 of those are on a ventilator.
In the last 24 hours, over 64,000 test results have been received.
What else is making news this weekend?
Bendigo detectives are investigating a suspicious house fire in Long Gully on Saturday morning.
Approximately 12 firefighters responded to a house fire. A crime scene as since been set up at the property.
High Street in Golden Square was blocked for over an hour on Saturday evening after a tree fell onto a moving vehicle.
Two people were inside at the time, they both have minor injuries.
Sold events also made their return to regional Victoria yesterday.
After being rescheduled for the third time, Ms Batterhams' Regional Gin Gala event didn't fail to disappoint on Saturday. See all the highlights and pictures here.
Finally, Bendigo Foodshare launched its month-long campaign to raise awareness of food hunger.
The Christmas Giving Appeal and Food Drive will run in partnership with Bendigo Toyota and local supermarkets and will kick off on Monday.
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