Of the patients in hospital, there are 125 in intensive care, 42 of whom are receiving ventilation. It comes on the day the state's Code Brown emergency alert is activated.
Victoria's COVID-19 hospitalisations have risen to 1,173, up from 1,152 reported on Tuesday, as the state's hospital system readies for an emergency Code Brown to be called.Of the patients in hospital, there are 125 in intensive care, 42 of whom are receiving ventilation.
A statewide Code Brown alert, coming into effect at midday, will allow hospitals to redistribute staff and resources in order to respond to an influx of patients. It was previously used in 2016 after thunderstorms caused widespread asthma attacks, and also during the 2017 Bourke St attack, but today will mark the first time it is used for multiple Victorian hospitals at once.There are now at least 253,827 active cases in the state.
The state has officially recorded 20,769 new COVID-19 infections, but the true number of new cases in the community could be much higher.About 26 per cent of Victorian adults have received three doses of a vaccine so far.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.What you need to know about coronavirus:
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