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Greater Bendigo has recorded 214 new coronavirus cases overnight.
This is a 39 daily case increase on Wednesday's numbers and brings the total number of active cases in the region to 1148.
According to data from the Department of Health, Campaspe Shire's active number of cases now sits at 453 after recording another 10 new cases in the last 24 hours.
Macedon Ranges recorded another 49 cases bumping it's active coronavirus cases to 591, and Mount Alexander reported 16 new cases taking it's total active cases to 119.
Buloke, Ganawarra and Central Goldfields shire each recorded less than 10 new cases; eight, four and six respectively.
Earlier
VICTORIA recorded another 21,966 new COVID-19 cases overnight.
The new infections were detected from 10,273 at-home rapid antigen tests and 11,693 laboratory-run PCR tests.
Great Bendigo active case numbers rose slightly yesterday, as the region recorded 175 new cases on Wednesday.
Sadly, another 15 people have died from the virus and its complications, according to Department of Health statistics.
A total of 1,206 people are in hospital with COVID-19, 122 in intensive care and 40 on ventilators.
What's making news?
Overnight, a woman has sadly died after she was hit by a car in Salisbury West, near Inglewood.
The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.
More news:
Victorians over the age of 18 are now eligible to get their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine - their booster shot - only three months after their second dose.
Premier Daniel Andrews announced the change on Wednesday and said it would be effective immediately.
Workers are being left without financial support as businesses opt for a seven-day shutdown amid rising COVID-19 cases.
The Hotel Shamrock Bendigo is just one of these venues, deciding to close its downstairs bistro area and upstairs bar Yard Bird after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus.
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