Goulburn Valley Health chief executive Matt Sharp confirmed the new case had been recorded 190km north of Melbourne. The case, reported in Shepparton on Friday morning, comes after health authorities revealed there had been repeated wastewater detections. Mr Sharp said the patient was at home and isolating, while contact tracers raced to identify any areas of concern. “Contact tracing is underway and will continue as a primary focus of GV Health’s Local Public Health Unit,” he said. “Further details regarding any community locations of concern will be provided once this information is known and if it represents a concern.”Mr Sharp said close contacts would be notified directly by the tracing team, and exposure sites would be published during the day as more information became available. He reminded anyone who was feeling unwell to get tested immediately, and to isolate until they received their results. “Please do the right thing and do not place your family members, friends, colleagues and the broader community at risk,” Mr Sharp said. Two additional drive through testing sites in Shepparton are being established and are expected to open later today. Mr Sharp said details about the new testing locations would be provided shortly. The Goulburn Valley Health’s Acute Respiratory Clinic at Graham Street Shepparton remains open.Shepparton has had a total of 53 Covid cases throughout the pandemic. The new Covid-19 case is the first in regional Victoria since July, when two Covid positive cases were detected in the Bass Coast. MORE TO COME.
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