Video / Sky News AustraliaVictoria has recorded 1612 new locally acquired coronavirus cases and eight more deaths. At least 677 positive Covid patients are in hospital in Victoria, with 133 of those in intensive care, including 94 cases on a ventilator. "With only 50 per cent of those cases in the six LGA areas, it means there's a lot of cases across other parts of Melbourne and regional Victoria," he said. Premier Daniel Andrews has committed to ending the lockdown as planned when the state reached 70 per cent fully vaccinated. There are 19,012 active coronavirus cases in Victoria, with more than 12,000 cases in the last week alone.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 11, 2021 00:33 UTC