Some locations have been removed from Melbourne's exposure sites list after two cases were confirmed as false positives.
Victoria's Department of Health confirmed a woman who visited a display home and a man who visited Brighton Beach Hotel would no longer be considered positive coronavirus cases after expert analysis.
"These cases will be reclassified and no longer considered confirmed cases. Primary close contacts who are linked only to these cases and not to other exposure sites will be released," the department said in a statement.
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The exposure sites linked to these two people have been removed from official lists, including all exposure sites listed in Angelsea.
While the news comes as a slight reprieve for Melburnians, there are still more than 300 exposure sites and authorities are reminding people to be vigilant in coming forward for testing.
Yesterday Health Minister Martin Foley said "unexpected detections" of coronavirus were found in wastewater in the Mornington Peninsula and Bendigo, listing them as areas of concern.
"I can advise that we have had new, unexpected detections in Bendigo, particularly between 27th and 28th May, and we've had one unexpected detection down on the Mornington Peninsula, in that section of the peninsula between Safety Beach, down to St Andrew's Beach and across to Portsea," he said.
Costco in Melbourne's Docklands has also been added to the exposure site list.
Shopping precincts such as Craigieburn Central, Bay Street in Port Melbourne, Clarendon Street in South Melbourne, Epping Plaza, Epping North Shops and Broadway Reservoir also remain areas of high concern.
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See here for the Victoria Government's full list of exposure sites
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