More COVID-19 cases in Echuca-Moama shires

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Get tested: COVID-19 testing is available at Rotary Park, 1 Rose St, Echuca every day from 9.30am to 4.30am. Photo: Megan Fisher. Photo by Megan Fisher.

Murray River Council recorded three new COVID-19 cases to 8pm on Wednesday, and another on the previous day.

The cases were among 30 across the Murrumbidgee Local Health District on Wednesday, broken down to 24 in Albury, two in Greater Hume and one in Murrumbidgee.

NSW recorded 293 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and two deaths. As of midnight Tuesday, 93.3 per cent of residents aged 16 and over had received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 86 per cent were fully vaccinated.

Campaspe Shire had no new cases on Wednesday but five on Thursday, for a total of 23 active cases.

Three of those were in the Echuca area (3564 postcode) and one each were in the 3620 postcode (Kyabram) and 3612 (Rushworth).

Statewide there were 1293 new cases announced on Thursday and 25 deaths.

On Thursday, Victoria was on its way to 80 per cent of residents aged 16 and over being fully vaccinated, sitting at 77 per cent.