BREAKING: Victoria has recorded 1245 new Covid-19 infections as more cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant are identified.
There are 392 people in Victorian hospital with the virus, 73 in intensive care and 43 on a ventilator.
Thirteen of thosenew confirmed were identified in Victoria on Monday. Of the 37 Omicron cases, 23 people acquired their infection overseas and 14 contracted it in Australia. But Victoria’s acting premier James Merlino said the critical issue was hospitalisations and ICU beds, not case numbers.
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