There are 368 patients with active COVID-19 infections in hospital, of whom 80 are in intensive care, with 38 on a ventilator.
The health department said a further 39 people were in ICU, but their infections were no longer considered active.
The state's seven-day average for COVID-19 hospitalisations has stayed steady over the Christmas period, from 383 on December 20 to 383.4 today.There are now 16,467 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 674 people have died during the current outbreak.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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