THERE remain seven active cases of coronavirus in Horsham Rural City.
There have been ten cases overall.
There are also new cases in the Northern Grampians and West Wimmera - one in each.
There are no active cases in Hindmarsh, Yarriambiack or Ararat Shires.
It follows Premier Daniel Andrews announcing 384 new cases and six deaths from coronavirus statewide on Tuesday morning.
On Monday, Horsham recorded seven active cases, one of them new. That report said there had been 11 cases of the virus in the municipality overall, but that number is now back down to 10.
Horsham recorded its first active cases of coronavirus in three months on July 15, before when there had been three altogether, all detected before April 9. There have now been seven new cases in the past two weeks.
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50 cases have been linked to Australian Lamb Company in Colac, while there have been 485 in regional Victoria since the pandemic began.
A total of 3937 people have recovered from the virus.
Notes from the DHHS:
- Residential location is the residential address provided when the case is notified.
- This is not where they were infected and may not be where the case currently resides.
- Numbers are correct as of 11.59pm last night but are subject to change as cases are followed up and data is analysed. This can include changes to residential addresses following case interviews.
- The last column shows the number of current active cases in an LGA. Active cases are defined as someone who has tested positive, is currently in isolation and being monitored by the Department and who has not yet recovered.
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Alexander Darling
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
Alexander has been a member of the Wimmera Mail-Times' editorial team since December 2018, covering politics, business and property among other rounds. He is a passionate St.Kilda and rock and roll fan, and has previously worked as a radio reporter in Port Macquarie and Gosford, NSW.
