Australia Corona Virus

Victoria records 860 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths

Source: ABCnews

Victoria has recorded 860 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths.

There are now 17,518 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 416 people have died in the state during the current Delta outbreak.

There are 378 people in hospital with the virus, of whom 78 are in intensive care and 48 are on a ventilator.

The health department said a further 71 people are in intensive care, but their COVID-19 infections are no longer considered active.

The new cases were detected from 48,104 test results received yesterday.

There were 5,030 doses of vaccine administered at state-run sites yesterday, as well as more vaccinations at GP clinics and other venues.