Victoria’s daily case record has once again been broken with 5137 new infections and 13 Covid deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.
Victoria has recorded 5137 new Covid cases and 13 deaths in the past 24 hours.
There are now 395 infected people in Victorian hospitals with 55 active in intensive care and 23 on ventilators.
More than 92 per cent of eligible Victorians are fully vaccinated and the state has 19,994 active cases.
A total of 81,093 tests were taken yesterday and 3,775 vaccines were administered at state hubs.
It comes as doctors slammed Scott Morrison’s plan to redefine close contact and isolation rules in a bid to achieve a national uniform approach.
Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid argues the plan will increase transmission and accelerate cases.
“Omicron spreads more easily than any other variant,” Dr Khorshid said on Twitter.
“It doesn’t care if you are a family member, a co-worker, a drinker in the pub or breathing the same air in a lift. Isolating close contacts slows spread. Isolating less people means faster spread.”
Dr Khorshid suggested authorities improve testing rules and processes in order to detect who’s positive faster.
“Redefining close contacts will simply accelerate the outbreak. I don’t think you could call the NSW experiment a success yet. Let’s not give up on slowing the spread,” he said.
“Vaccines, testing and public health measures have worked so far and remain the best option for living with Covid.”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Thursday hold a snap meeting of national cabinet as Covid cases surge to record daily highs in four states.
Originally published as Victoria records 5137 new cases, 13 Covid deaths
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