Victoria Closes Border to NSW as Local COVID-19 Cases Rise to 8

Police officers patrol border checkpoint in Mallacoota, Australia on Dec. 29, 2020. Diego Fedele/Getty Images

Victoria has confirmed another two locally-acquired COVID-19 cases, taking its total to eight.

The increase has prompted a hard border with New South Wales from 11.59 p.m. on Jan. 1, acting premier Jacinta Allan said on Thursday afternoon.