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Six local COVID cases remain

Six active COVID-19 cases remained in Geelong this afternoon after authorities moved four cases from a household in Thompson into hotel quarantine in Melbourne.

The figure includes one case added to the city’s tally on Wednesday from Ocean Grove.

“The case was acquired at a Melbourne construction site,” Barwon Health said in a statement.

“There are no new local exposure sites related to this case.”

A Lara man in his 20s was discharged from hospital on Wednesday afternoon after being admitted the previous week due to COVID-19.

Barwon Health had not identified any other cases in Geelong as the Independent went to press this afternoon.

The figures come as Victoria recorded 324 new locally-acquired cases on Wednesday, of which 107 have been linked to known cases and outbreaks.

The figure brought the state’s active cases to 2166 as of Wednesday.

Authorities completed 54,242 tests on Wednesday, with state-run services administering another 37,604 vaccine doses.

Earlier this week Premier Daniel Andrews announced lockdown would end in regional Victoria today.

Under the changes restaurants, cafes retail, hairdressing, entertainment venues and community facilities can reopen in line with density limits and patron caps.

Businesses must check the IDs of all costumers to prevent COVID-19 spreading from Melbourne to regional Victoria.

Offices can return to up to 25 per cent capacity or 10 people, whichever is greater.

 

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