Victoria has recorded 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
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Sadly, eight people having died of coronavirus-related causes in that time.
The number follows 41 new cases on Monday, 63 new cases on Sunday and 76 new cases on Saturday.
Wodonga and Albury remains COVID-19 free.
Yesterday, Professor Brett Sutton said regions like the North East were being kept in the same lockdown restrictions as regional areas with active coronavirus cases for their own protection.
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The state government's roadmap announced on Sunday included a plan for all of regional Victoria, meaning restrictions cannot be eased until there is a collective daily average of fewer than five cases over 14 days.
Asked on Monday why places like the North East with zero active cases could not come of lockdown earlier than others like Geelong, the chief health officer said he did not want to risk people bringing the virus to those regions.
"There is a risk of creating bubbles in regional Victoria that just drive other people to move to those settings, to go to a place where they can go to restaurants or where they might be able to go to a pub," Professor Sutton said.
