Victoria's tally of locally acquired COVID-19 cases has risen by three.
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A further case, acquired overseas, has also been recorded.
It brings the total number of known active cases in the state to 36.
15 new cases were recorded at the weekend, 13 of which were from local transmission. The other two cases were in hotel quarantine.
Health centres across the region were preparing for an increase in COVID-19 testing with the new outbreak, as Victoria shut its state border with New South Wales on New Years day.
More than 60,000 Vicotrians returned from New South Wales as the border's closure loomed.
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