No new coronavirus cases reported in Wimmera

DHHS figures released this afternoon show there have been no changes across the region.

There are still three active cases in Horsham. No new cases have been reported for 21 days now.

Two active cases remain in West Wimmera.

There is one active case in the Northern Grampians shire.

Both the Hindmarsh and Yarriambiack shires, and Ararat are free of any active COVID-19 cases.

IN OTHER NEWS TODAY:

Premier Daniel Andrews called on all regional Victorians to get tested if they're experiencing even the mildest symptoms to give the state the information it needs to fight the coronavirus.

He noted there were 451 active cases in regional Victoria, down from a peak of 512 a few days ago.

"That is stabilising, we did see some growth a couple of days ago," he said.

"It's really important that people in those communities - the greater communities, not just the city but the smaller communities, come forward, get tested, it's really important."

As reported earlier, there were 297 new cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.

Sadly, Victoria's death toll passed 300 today, with the news that a further 16 people had lost their lives to the virus.

There are now 7671 active COVID-19 cases across Victoria.

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