FIVE Warrnambool residents have been confirmed to have coronavirus with the state's chief health officer urging the community to stay vigilant.
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The latest figures released by the Department of Health and Human Services show three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Southern Grampians Shire and one confirmed case in Corangamite, Glenelg and Moyne Shires respectively.
The state government data is for COVID-19 notifications made according to place of residence, not where the infection was acquired.
As of Sunday the total number of coronavirus cases in Victoria was 1135 - an increase of 20 from Saturday.
Victoria's Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said there was no time for complacency.
"We still have a long way to go," he said.
"While we are starting to see some improvement in the rate of transmission, that rate is still far too high.
"We thank those Victorians who overwhelmingly are doing the right thing by staying at home, but we must keep at it to save lives.
"Everyone who's unwell must isolate themselves and everyone who's been told they're in quarantine either as a returned traveller or close contact must do so."
On Friday night a woman in her 70s died in hospital, taking the number of people who have died in Victoria from coronavirus to eight.
The total number of cases includes 587 men and 528 women.
Currently 47 people are in hospital - including 11 patients in intensive care - and 573 people have recovered.
There are 75 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Victoria that may have been acquired through community transmission. More than 56,000 tests have been conducted.
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