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11.50am
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has said it's too early to say whether lockdown will be lifted as planned on September 2.
He said the decision would be made based on what advice the public health team provides to the government.
"We'll give people as much notice as we can one way or another," he said.
11.4am
COVID Commander Jerone Weimar said the Shepparton outbreak has grown to 67 cases which are all linked.
He said 18 of Victoria's 80 new cases were linked to the Shepparton.
Mr Weimar said he expects to find more cases in coming days.
He said the Shepparton cluster was rapidly growing and none of the 18 new cases were fully in quarantine while infectious.
16,000 people had been tested in Shepparton.
Mr Weimar said apart form the case from Mansfield they have not found any cases outside Shepparton in regional Victoria.
Mr Weimar said of the 600 active cases in the state 240 are under the age of 20.
He said 36 people were in hospital, 11 in ICU and eight on ventilator.
11.30am
Premier Daniel Andrews said a lot of industries in Shepparton had been impacted because there were 16,000 primary and secondary close contacts isolating.
He said senior officials and a substantial amount of public servants, mainly from regional areas, were in Shepparton coordinating emergency relief for the region.
Mr Andrews said they would be taking food to people's doorsteps and getting scripts filled.
"Everyone is working together, everyone is focused on getting people of Shepparton everything they need," he said.
Mr Andrews said more ADF personnel would be requested.
PREVIOUSLY
There are 600 active cases of COVID in Victoria.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said four of the 600 cases were acquired overseas.
It comes as the state recorded 80 new cases of COVID-19 of which only 39 were isolating while infectious.
Mr Andrews said some of today's positive cases 'waited a long time' before getting tested and were out in the community infecting their family and friends.
He said people must get tested as soon as they have symptoms else you will undoubtedly give it to people you love.
67 of the cases were linked to known clusters and 13 mystery cases are still under investigation.
More than 33,900 vaccines were administered and 56,200 tests received.
Yesterday NSW recorded 919 new cases and two deaths, while Victoria recorded just 45 cases.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Mr Foley said the NSW outbreak was 'creeping ever closer to the Victorian border'.
"Given the deteriorating position in NSW I don't think I can rule out further measure being taken," he said of the border closure.
The Goulburn Valley is battling an outbreak centred in Shepparton, about 180km north of Melbourne, with at least 50 cases and 17,000 residents in isolation.
Many supermarkets have closed for cleaning after being listed as exposure sites, including a large IGA in the town's north.
Coles stores in Shepparton, Mooroopna and Shepparton South are also operating on reduced hours due to staff availability, while some home delivery and click-and-collect orders have been cancelled in recent days.
About 50 ADF personnel have arrived to support Goulburn Valley Health with testing and door-to-door checks, and Health Minister Martin Foley said further support would be provided if needed.
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