There are 851 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria – with 64 active cases ICU, including 30 on a ventilator, and an additional 42 cleared cases in ICU.
5,643,131 vaccine doses have been administered by Victoria’s state-commissioned services, with 17,799 administered yesterday at state-run centres. 1,645 of these doses were for children aged 5 to 11.
39.3 per cent of Victorians aged 18 and over have had three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. 93.5 per cent of Victorians aged 12 and over have had two doses. 44.7 per cent of Victorians between 5 and 11 have had one dose.
Victoria was notified of 11,311 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday. This includes:
- 7,060 who tested positive on a Rapid Antigen Test
- 4,251 who returned a positive result on a PCR test.
Sadly, the Department was notified yesterday of 34 deaths of people aged in their 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. Of today’s reported deaths, 13 were recorded as occurring in the last two days.
This brings the total number of deaths in Victoria since the pandemic began to 2,029.
There are 72,710 active cases in Victoria.
23,535 PCR tests were processed yesterday. The total number of PCR tests performed in Victoria since the pandemic began is 18,931,880.
Updates
Pop-up child vaccination clinics
Starting on 12 February, COVID-19 vaccination pop-ups for kids – or ‘K-pops’ – will roll out in some of Victoria’s most iconic venues – including Scienceworks, Melbourne Zoo and Sealife Aquarium – with each site intended specifically for vulnerable children or those living with a disability.
Initially vaccine recipients at these venues will be invitation-only, with the Department of Health and the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing identifying children with potential access issues. Invitees will include children from out of home care, living with disability or in contact with specialist services
