Coronavirus update for Victoria 24 April 2022

There are 438 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria - with 28 active cases in ICU, including 8 on a ventilator, and an additional 5 cleared cases in ICU.

6,189,386 vaccine doses have been administered by Victoria's state-commissioned services, with 2,900 administered yesterday at state-run centres.

67.4 per cent of Victorians aged 18 and over have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. 94.5 per cent of Victorians aged 12 and over have had two doses.

7,104 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded yesterday. This includes 4,543 who tested positive on a Rapid Antigen Test and 2,561 who returned a positive result on a PCR test.

Sadly, the Department was notified of two deaths yesterday of people aged in their 70s and 90s. This brings the total number of deaths in Victoria since the pandemic began to 2,900.

There are 53,295 active cases in Victoria.

14,128 PCR tests were processed yesterday. The total number of PCR tests performed in Victoria since the pandemic began is 20,421,566.

Updates

Anzac Day

As we commemorate Anzac Day tomorrow, follow this advice to help stay COVIDSafe.

Wear a mask where you cannot physically distance, especially in crowds or if meeting indoors after the service.

If you have symptoms, stay home and get a test. As important as the Anzac Day March and our Dawn Services are, there may be elderly and vulnerable people there we need to protect.

If meeting indoors, open doors and windows to maximise air flow and ensure there's good ventilation.

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