An active coronavirus case has been added back to Horsham, with DHHS figures released this afternoon showing there are four active cases in the local government area.
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Yesterday, there were three reported active cases.
The total number of cases - 11 - hasn't changed, suggesting an active case was incorrectly removed yesterday. The total number of cases includes people who have recovered from the virus.
It is not uncommon for DHHS to re-classify cases, whether due to an incorrect test result or an administrative error
There have been no changes for the rest of the Wimmera.
Two active cases remain in West Wimmera.
One active cases remains in both Ararat and the Northern Grampians.
No active cases have been reported in the Hindmarsh or Yarriambiack shires.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Victoria reported another 19 coronavirus-related deaths today, bringing the state's total death toll to 246.
Fourteen of the deaths were linked to aged care outbreaks.
A further 331 new active cases were reported in the past 24 hours.
Though there has been a slight increase in active cases, there is hope the state's numbers are stabilising after a month of escalation.
Yesterday, there were 322 new cases reported - the lowest number of cases there had been in a week.
There are now 7880 active cases in Victoria. 'Just under 520' active cases are linked to regional Victoria.
2903 of those are 'mystery cases' - where the cause of infection is not known.
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