Victoria's run of days without a local COVID-19 case has ended at three, with a primary close contact testing positive.
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The Department of Health reported one locally acquired case on Wednesday following almost 30,000 tests.
It confirmed the case has been isolating throughout their entire infectious period as a primary close contact.
Another infection was detected among a returned traveller in hotel quarantine.
Despite the two new infections, active cases in the state have plummeted from 44 to 34 as all exposure sites linked to Victoria's Kappa and Delta variant outbreaks were removed on Tuesday.
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Victoria has declared locked down parts of Queensland and Western Australia red zones.
Victorian residents can still return home from those areas past the 1am deadline on Wednesday, though must self-isolate at home for 14 days.
As various outbreaks worsen across the nation, Tasmania and South Australia are now the only states without any red or orange zones under Victoria's permit system.
Meanwhile, more than 20,000 Victorians received a COVID-19 jab at state-run hubs in the past 24 hours as the health department seeks clarification on a federal decision to indemnify GPs to administer the AstraZeneca jab to Australians under 60.
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