BALLARAT COVID UPDATE | Saturday, October 30
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NEW CASES: 2 (down from 5 yesterday)
ACTIVE CASES: 66 (down from 70 yesterday)
UPDATE, 4PM: Ballarat has recorded two new COVID cases as regional Victoria and Melbourne reunite.
Both are in the 3350 postcode - there are 66 active cases in the city, a drop of four from yesterday.
In the surrounding shires, there were seven new cases in Moorabool, seven in Golden Plains, one in Pyrenees and none in Hepburn.
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VICTORIAN COVID UPDATE | Saturday, October 30
NEW CASES: 1355 (down from 1656 yesterday)
DEATHS: 11 (up from 10 yesterday)
ACTIVE CASES: 21,095 (down from 23,730 yesterday)
IN HOSPITAL: 747 (up from 738 yesterday)
IN ICU: 135 (up from 130 yesterday)
ON VENTILATOR: 83 (down from 85 yesterday)
The number of new COVID-19 has fallen since yesterday, on the first day of movement between regional and metropolitan Victoria.
There were 1355 new COVID cases confirmed in the past 24 hours.
Eleven deaths were also recorded.
The number of people in hospital and intensive care has risen slightly, while the number of people on a ventilator has dropped slightly.
More information on the cases will be revealed later today.
The latest figures for Ballarat have not yet been revealed.
Melburnians are expected to flock to the regions this weekend after restrictions were eased at 6pm on Friday.
Masks no longer need to be worn outdoors, indoor entertainment venues, gyms and retail can reopen for fully vaccinated patrons, and capacity limits increase for restaurants, pubs and cafes.
The next step of out of restrictions will happen with 90 per cent of Victorians aged 12 and above have had both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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