Horsham Rural City and Northern Grampians Shire both reported 31 new cases each, while Ararat Rural City saw 20 new cases reported.

The vast majority of Horsham LGA cases - 26 - came from the 3400 postcode.

West Wimmera, Buloke and Hindmarsh all saw smaller case numbers with Yarriambiack reporting 13, Buloke reporting 11 and Hindmarsh Shire three.

West Wimmera Shire did not record any new cases during the latest reporting period.

Looking east, Pyrenees Shire saw an 4 news cases, while Ballarat recorded 243 and now has 1,034 active cases.

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Northern Grampians Shire: 68 active cases (+31)

Buloke Shire: 38 active cases (+11)

Hindmarsh Shire: 22 active cases (+3)

Horsham Rural Council: 77 active cases (+31)

Ararat Rural City: 102 active cases (+20)

Yarriambiack Shire: 26 active cases (+13)

West Wimmera Shire: 4 active cases (+0)

Pyrenees Shire: 30 active cases (+4)

Ballarat: 1034 active cases (+243)

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