There are now 38,118 active cases of the virus in Victoria and 718 people have died during the current outbreak.
There are 491 people in hospital with COVID-19 in Victoria, of whom 56 are in intensive care and 24 are on a ventilator.
It marks the highest number of hospitalisations since November 9, when the state was coming down from its third wave of infections. The health department said a further 48 people were in ICU but their infections were no longer considered active.There were 494 doses of vaccine administered at state-run sites yesterday, as well as more vaccinations at GP clinics and other venues.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
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