COVID-19 cases reported in Mildura have fallen in the past week.

There were 147 new cases reported in the seven-day period to midnight Thursday, a decline of 17 per cent on last week’s figures.

In Victoria the number of active cases has fallen by 10 per cent in the past week, with 23,977 cases active.

The seven-day rolling average of hospital admissions due to COVID-19 is 682, while the average for ICU cases is 28.

In NSW, there was a 6 per cent rise in total cases and the state recorded 40,194 positive cases this past week.

Wentworth Shire had 15 reported cases.