Western Victoria remains free of any active COVID-19 cases, figures released by the DHHS this afternoon reiterate.
There are no active cases assigned to any local government areas in the region and only 216 cases across Victoria.
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The state recorded 15 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 20,233.
There has been one new death from COVID-19 reported since yesterday; one woman in her 90s. The death occurred prior to yesterday.
Today's death is linked to a known aged care facility outbreak. To date, 807 people have died from coronavirus in Victoria.
The average number of cases diagnosed in the last 14 days for metropolitan Melbourne is 10.6 and regional Victoria is 0.3. The rolling daily average case number is calculated by averaging out the number of new cases over the past 14 days.
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Ben Fraser
Ben is the Editor with the Wimmera Mail-Times, Stawell Times-News and Ararat Advertiser. Ben is the former chief of staff at the Portland Observer, a qualified teacher, and an Leadership Great South Coast alumni (2019).
Ben is the Editor with the Wimmera Mail-Times, Stawell Times-News and Ararat Advertiser. Ben is the former chief of staff at the Portland Observer, a qualified teacher, and an Leadership Great South Coast alumni (2019).
