Gea Local: Victoria records 1,247 new local COVID-19 cases and nine deaths as new tier 1 exposure site listed

Victoria has recorded 1,247 new local COVID-19 cases and nine deaths.

There are now 17,674 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 335 people have died in the state during the current Delta outbreak.

Today's figures come after two days of case counts that dipped below the 1,000 mark — Thursdays typically have the highest numbers of new cases reported.

There are now 660 people in hospital with COVID-19, of whom 114 are in intensive care and 78 are on a ventilator.

The new cases were detected from 50,180 test results received yesterday.

There were 16,209 doses of vaccine given at state-run sites yesterday, as well as more vaccinations at GP clinics and other venues.

Concern over low vaccination rate in Indigenous community

It has been revealed less than two thirds of the Indigenous population in the New South Wales-Victoria border region of Riverina is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service is making home visits in vulnerable areas in a race to increase the rate from 64.6 per cent.

Clinic Manager Lauren Blatchford said she understood people were keen to get out and about again, but the easing of restrictions poses a concern for regional health authorities.

"We're trying to get the word out now to try and get at least first doses in before all restrictions [ease] and people start travelling up into our area," she said.

"People want to open up and be able to travel, we do understand that, but the Aboriginal population is a vulnerable community. So it would be ideal to hold off restrictions until we get our vaccination rates up, which will only take time."

New tier 1 COVID-19 exposure site in Warragul

Health authorities have listed one new tier 1 COVID-19 exposure site.

The new site is:

Chemist Discount Centre at 38 Palmerston Street, Warragul between 11am and 11:45am on October 27

Anyone who has been to a tier 1 exposure site at the specified time must get tested and isolate for 14 days if unvaccinated, or for seven days if fully vaccinated.

Check the list below for all of the exposure sites and times.

You can find information on testing site hours and your nearest site on the Department of Health website.