The Murrumbidgee Local Health District chief executive Jill Ludford was asked about the matter on Tuesday, as it emerged the first person to die in the ACT of COVID-19 was on the vessel.

She said she did not have information about whether cases in Albury or Wagga involved those who had been aboard the Ruby Princess.

Ms Ludford cited privacy laws, but did say "the number of people who were affected from cruise ships in this region remains relatively low".

The Border Mail has been told unofficially of passengers from the ship returning to the region and having contracted the virus.

The Ruby Princess docked in Sydney on March 19 and a NSW Government Health website has since listed two flights from the NSW capital to Albury on March 19 and 20 that contained passengers diagnosed with COVID-19.

The Guardian news website on Tuesday reported 440 passengers from the ship have fallen ill with coronavirus, a figure that equates to ten per cent of all COVID-19 incidences in Australia.

Meanwhile, cases in Albury and Wodonga council areas remain at six and one respectively with no new diagnoses flagged on Tuesday.

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However, there was one fresh case in Moira Shire, taking its total to seven, the highest in North East Victoria, and three in Wagga to bring that city's mark to nine.

Albury Wodonga Health announced on Tuesday it had closed down its dental clinic in High Street, Wodonga, which caters to the needy and vulnerable with oral health problems.

The service's pandemic boss Sally Squire said dental procedures posed a high risk of spreading coronavirus.

Those who had appointments are being contacted to rebook, while those suffering dental emergencies should phone 0417 255 443 or visit their nearest casualty ward.

People with denture emergencies are advised to call Wanda Boyle from Dentures by Design on (02) 6040 1340.

Mrs Squire said some new nurses and midwives recruited to help cope with an expected spike in coronavirus patients had already begun at Albury Wodonga Health.

She could not say how many would be hired, but noted they would be casual, part-time and full-time.

"We're really grateful and excited to see new staff coming on board at Albury Wodonga Health," she said.

"And that's not just in nursing, that's in administrative and other support services as well, it's really across the board."

The arrival of results from tests done in Wodonga but assessed in Melbourne has improved from last week.

"We're currently experiencing a 48-hour turnaround for the tests that we're undertaking," Mrs Squire said.

"About a week or so ago we were experiencing a delay in our turnaround of up to about five days but since extra pathology providers have been brought on board we've really since a decrease in that turnaround time."

Northeast Health Wangaratta has reported having results back as soon as 18 hours after testing at its clinic.