A cluster of coronavirus cases have emerged in the Victorian regional city of Shepparton.
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed three positive cases late on Tuesday as they urged residents to get tested.
Eight sites from the Shepparton area were also add to the list of high-risk locations.
Health authorities expect further cases will be identified.
Victoria’s commander of testing and community engagement, Jeroen Weimar, said the three positive cases were isolating at home and were being monitored by Goulburn Valley Health.
“Extensive contact tracing has commenced by local authorities,” he said.
“We expect as part of that effort, further cases will be discovered.
“To everyone locally – even if you haven’t been near these locations – if you feel unwell at all, please get tested as soon as possible and stay at home until you get your results.”
Goulburn Valley Health chief executive Matt Sharp said the cases were linked to the outbreak at Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping centre.
“This is an evolving outbreak and further information will be provided as soon as it becomes available,” he said.
McDonald’s in Shepparton North and Bunnings have been added to the list of high-risk locations.
Those who visited the McDonald’s at 175 Midland Highway on October 3 and Bunnings on Midland Highway on October 2 have been urged people to get tested even if they didn’t have any symptoms.
Central Tyre Service in Welsford Street from September 30 to October 13, the Mooroopna Golf Club Members Bar on October 4, and the Pro Shop and Members Bar on October 11 have also been announced as high risk spots.
The Shepparton Market Place Medical Centre on Midland Highway on October 8, Lemon Tree Cafe in Fryers Street and Thai Orchard Restaurant in Nixon Street from 7pm to 8.30pm and Bombshell Hairdressing in Fryers Street from 9.30am to 10.30am on October 7 are high risk as well.
Victorian independent Shepparton MP Suzanna Sheed said she was “gutted” by the news.
“We’ve been clear for many weeks and to find out just tonight there are active cases, possibly with many contacts for our community, is extremely upsetting,” she said on Tuesday night.
“We had a moment of hope in regional Victoria we might have been able to have a much better result, to be able to be more isolated and to be able to free up even more.
“I’m obviously grateful that we are in a better position than Melbourne but news like that can just really be so devastating in our communities when we feel like we were really getting on top of it.”
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