Coronavirus cases linked to the Australian Lamb Colac abattoir have increased to 43, up from yesterday's 29 cases.
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The company instructed all workers to self quarantine after an inspector tested positive on July 10, which has been followed by 42 more positive tests.
The abattoir has closed for two weeks after a coronavirus cluster outbreak.
There remains 43 active cases in Colac Otway Shire.
Western Victoria now has more COVID-19 cases than any other part of regional Victoria.
There are now 29 cases in Greater Geelong, 11 in Ballarat, six in Golden Plains Shire, five in Horsham, four in Greater Bendigo and Surf Coast, three in Glenelg Shire and one in Corangamite Shire.
There remains zero in Warrnambool.
As investigations are undertaken throughout the day, outbreak totals are likely to change as the public health team identify links between cases and identified outbreaks.
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