Testing clinics open in Mildura, Benalla, as cases rise

The number of known coronavirus cases in regional Victoria has reached 77. Here is a guide to the extent of its spread and where regional testing clinics are located.

A paramedic wears protective clothing while transporting a patient at the new COVID-19 Clinic at the Mount Barker Hospital in Adelaide on Tuesday. Picture: Kelly Barnes/AAP

CORONAVIRUS testing clinics have opened in Mildura and Benalla, bringing the total number of regional Victorian testing clinics to 15.

There are a further 12 clinics in metropolitan Melbourne and Greater Geelong, but parts of the state remain without them.

There are 77 known cases in regional Victoria, up from 66 yesterday.

There are multiple cases in the following local government areas:

Ballarat (5), Bass Coast (2), Baw Baw (3), Greater Geelong (23), Greater Shepparton (3), Latrobe (2), Macedon Ranges (3), Mitchell (5), Moira (3), Mount Alexander (5), Northern Grampians (2), Surf Coast (4), Warrnambool (4) and Wellington (2).

There is one known case in each of:

East Gippsland, Gannawarra, Glenelg, Greater Bendigo, Hepburn, Mansfield, Mildura, Moorabool, Moyne, South Gippsland and Yarriambiack.

Regional testing clinics are located at:

Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo, Benalla, Bacchus Marsh, Cowes (Phillip Island), Echuca, Geelong, Melton, Mildura, Shepparton, Swan Hill, Wangaratta, Wonthaggi and Warrnambool.

A full list of Victorian coronavirus testing clinics is below.

VICTORIAN CORONAVIRUS TESTING CLINICS

Source: Department of Health and Human Services

Assessment centres have been established at a number of Victorian hospitals. You don’t need to call ahead (unless stated otherwise below) if you attend one of the following clinics:

The Alfred Hospital

Albury Wodonga Health — Woodonga

Austin Hospital

Ballarat Base Hospital

Barwon Health — Geelong (please call [phone] prior to attending)

Benalla Health

Bendigo Hospital

Box Hill Hospital

Casey Hospital

Dandenong Hospital

Djerriwarrh Health Services — Bacchus Marsh

Djerriwarrh Health Services — Melton

Echuca Regional Health

Goulburn Valley Health — Shepparton

Monash Clayton

Northern Hospital

Northeast Health Wangaratta

Peninsula Health — Frankston

Phillip Island Health Hub

The Royal Children’s Hospital

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

South West Healthcare — Warrnambool

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne

Sunraysia Community Health Service, Mildura

Sunshine Hospital

Swan Hill District Health

Bass Coast Health – Wonthaggi