New coronavirus cases for Greater Geelong, Colac Otway
Nine new coronavirus cases have been confirmed across Greater Geelong and Colac Otway, with two further cases confirmed at Bulla’s Colac site.
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Nine new coronavirus cases have been recorded across Greater Geelong and Colac Otway.
Four new cases were recorded in Greater Geelong, while active cases fell by two, to 38.
It comes as new data detailing cases in each postcode shows 3216 is no longer home to the most active cases in Geelong.
Active cases in the postcode, encompassing Belmont, Grovedale, Marshall, Waurn Ponds and Highton, have dropped from 29 to seven over a week.
Meanwhile, the 3214 postcode, covering Corio, Norlane and North Shore, had eight active cases, down by one over a week, the new State Government data showed.
The 3215 postcode, encompassing Bell Park, Bell Post Hill, Drumcondra, North Geelong, Hamlyn Heights and Rippleside, also had eight active cases, an increase of two over a week.
A daily increase of five new cases was reported for Colac Otway on Thursday, with active cases increasing from 12 to 17.
It comes after Bulla confirmed two more team members from its Connor St, Colac site had tested positive.
“This is now a total of four positive COVID-19 test results within the Bulla community,” Allan Hood, CEO Bulla Dairy Foods, said.
He said all Connor Street team members were required to present for mandatory testing, as advised by the Department of Health and Human Services.
“We are currently awaiting test results and once these are received will be able to plan for a safe re-open for our Connor St site,” he said.
The site is currently closed until further notice.
“This continued closure will have an impact on the production and supply of our frozen ranges and our team are working through this with our customers to keep them informed as we do our best to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum,” Mr Hood said.
Bulla announced team members from its Forest St site in Colac would also be tested for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure.
About 550 Bulla staff members were tested over Wednesday and Thursday.
No new coronavirus cases were reported for Surf Coast, where active cases fell by one to two, on Thursday.
Golden Plains and the Borough of Queenscliffe remained free of active cases.
There were five coronavirus inpatients at Geelong hospital.
Statewide, 113 new coronavirus cases and 15 further deaths were reported.
Nine of the 15 additional deaths occurred prior to Wednesday.
Fourteen of the 15 deaths were linked to known outbreaks in aged care facilities.
Victoria’s coronavirus death toll stood at 591 people.
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Originally published as New coronavirus cases for Greater Geelong, Colac Otway