Victoria has recorded 1965 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 and five deaths.
A resident receives a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in the outer Melbourne suburb of Melton on August 10, 2021. Photo: AFP or licensors
It brings the total number of active cases in the state to 17,199 and the total death toll for the current outbreak to 80.
At state-run sites, 41,177 doses of the vaccine were administered, with more than 56 percent of Victoria's over-16 population now fully vaccinated.
It comes as the City of Mildura was thrust into a seven-day lockdown at 11:59pm yesterday in response to a concerning jump in case numbers.
Meanwhile, Greater Shepparton and Moorabool Shire leave their week-long snap lockdown, with public health officials "confident that both the lockdown - and the commitment of the community - have slowed potential growth".
Reported yesterday: 1,965 new local cases and 0 cases acquired overseas.
— VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) October 8, 2021
- 41,177 vaccines administered
- 73,443 test results received
- Sadly, 5 people with COVID-19 have died
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Detention centre locked down
The Bass 2 compound at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation South (MITAS) facility has been locked down following a Serco officer testing positive for Covid-19.
The people detained at the compound will be tested for Covid in the coming days.
It comes a week after a staff member at the Broadmeadows detention facility tested positive for Covid.
A spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition said detainees were at increased risk of the virus and should be better protected.
"There have been numerous Covid protocol failures," spokesperson Ian Rintoul said.
"The government has been playing with the lives of people in immigration detention. They should have been released."
Childcare centres and primary schools make up the bulk of the Covid exposure sites released by the Department of Health overnight.
NSW records 580 new cases, 11 deaths
NSW has recorded 580 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases and 11 Covid-related deaths in the 24 hours to 8:00pm yesterday.
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the state was "close" to reaching 90 percent first dose vaccinations for the over 16s.
Perrottet said high vaccination rates were key as the state prepared to ease some restrictions on Monday.
"We know that as we open up, case numbers will increase," he said.
"But what has been key to keeping people safe is our high vaccination rate.
"We have the highest vaccination rate in the country and importantly we're coming close on that first-dose mark to 90 percent."
The new Premier said he was taking a "more conservative" approach to the road map out of the pandemic compared to the federal government.
"We believe that our conservative approach here ensures that we keep people safe but importantly get people back to work as quickly as possible," he said.
There are currently 812 Covid-19 patients in NSW hospitals, with 163 people in intensive care.
Meanwhile, there have been no new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 in Queensland.
- ABC
