A new case of COVID-19 has been recorded in regional Victoria.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Premier Daniel Andrews said Greater Shepparton has a new case of the deadly virus, bringing its total to 50 since the pandemic began earlier this year.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton confirmed the result has a high Cycle Threshold (CT) Value, which can mean it's a 'weak positive'.
He said it was a rapid result test, and it was being treated as a positive.
"It's not a definitive positive at this stage," Professor Sutton said.
"It may end up being a negative, we're working through that process."
He said the person had been re-tested and close contacts have been tested.
The state has recorded nine new cases in 24 hours, and luckily no new deaths.
The figures, confirmed by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services on Monday, bring Melbourne's 14-day average to 11.6.
There have been 13 mystery cases in Melbourne between September 19 and October 2.
Melbourne needs a 14-day average of fewer than five cases as well as less than five mystery cases for restrictions to further ease on October 19.
Professor Sutton on Sunday said there were three new mystery cases in postcodes 3145, 3023 and 3019 and urged anyone in the areas with symptoms to get tested.
He said a single case of unknown origin might represent 10 or 15 true cases in the community.
"It's really a call to arms ... anyone in those postcodes should be aware that there's transmission in those postcodes," he said.
Mr Andrews said he was "as confident as you can be" that the state's 14-day average would drop to fewer than five daily cases in a fortnight.
"Regional Victoria is in a different place today than they were three or four weeks ago. And hopefully on 18 or 19 October, so just in a couple of weeks' time, metro Melbourne will be in a different place than they are right now," he said.
Ballarat hasn't had an active infection since September 9.
-with AAP
