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Our major COVID-19 outbreak shows no real signs of markedly slowing down.
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It is within that still-concerning context that it was only right that Victorian COVID-19 commander Jeroen Weimar paid Wodonga a visit to help with the launch of the city's new testing clinic.
Figures released for Thursday demonstrated how we've still got a way to go, a sentiment shared by Mr Weimar.
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These had Albury-Wodonga recording 50 new cases and two deaths in the 24 hours to 8pm.
And to give an even clearer picture of the spread of the virus in our region, as an example, there has been a total of 670 cases and six deaths recorded in the Murrumbidgee Local Health District since the start of the current outbreak.
There can be no doubt that these numbers would be even worse again if it wasn't for people getting their COVID-19 vaccinations, given that data from other parts of the country have already shown the crucial role this plays in conjunction with social distancing measures.
It is still to be determined just how the Border outbreak reached the concerning levels it did before a concerted effort was made by government to increase testing resources in our community.
That will certainly require a closer look at some stage.
But for now we have at least got a testing regime in place that both gives authorities a genuine insight into the virus's spread on the Border while helping to allay the fears of those with concerns they might.
It is especially pleasing to now have a doubling of capacity in Wodonga, thanks to the new four-lane testing clinic.
Albury Wodonga Health says that while the signs indicate the outbreak is at least slowing down, the community must continue to adhere to a testing regime to really knock it on the head.
As Mr Weimar so succinctly so put it, "this isn't quite over yet".
"We need to ensure anyone who has symptoms comes forward quickly to get tested and you'll be able to do that here, you'll be able to do that efficiently and simply."
We simply cannot let-up.
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