Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the two cases were part of the 208 Victorian cases from the previous 24 hours.
Mr Andrews specifically thanked Shepparton residents for Thursday's monumental testing effort which saw 6271 people tested for the day.
“That is significant to get through, a big chunk of those day 13 tests even the sheer number of those who have been isolated away as close contacts and I thank the people coming forward and I thank them for the contribution they have made to keeping all of us safe,” he said.
“Being locked in, 24/7, in their homes and we thank them very much and the response of the people of the Goulburn Valley yet again, just quite an amazing effort and we are deeply grateful and so impressed and proud.”
COVID commander Jeroen Weimar labelled Shepparton’s testing efforts on Thursday a “phenomenal response” from the community.
“My thanks to partners in local council, community and relief organisations for the amazing work out there, he said.
“It will become a bit of a template as to how we support community where we see significant levels of community transmission.”
Mr Weimar said he expected Shepparton to extinguish the local outbreak.
“I am hoping to see significant reduction in primary close contacts in Shepparton over the next day or two,” he said.
However, he warned there would continue to be new positive cases in Shepparton “for a number of weeks".
“Provided people play by the rules, do is asked for them, we can get this is under control," Mr Weimar said.
Meanwhile, Mr Andrew encouraged people to get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
He also said it was likely there would be lockouts, rather than lockdowns, in the future as the state begins to re-one at 70 and 80 per cent vaccination rates.
"What will become a bigger part of our response is a lockout of many venues for those who are not vaccinated," he said.
"That might seem a bit harsh, but I've said this before and I will make the point again, I am not going to lock the whole state down to protect people who would not protect themselves.
"I think if you are not vaccinated, and you could be, the chances of you booking a ticket at a sporting event, going to a pub, go to old about are different places, will be very limited."
Mr Andrews also spoke of work being done in preparation for the state to re-open.
This includes assessments of the way schools are ventilated and use of air filters for rooms that do not have sufficient airflow.
He also said there was more likely to be more outdoor learning spaces.
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