The state has again broken its daily case tally, recording 5919 new Covid infections and seven deaths.
Victoria has recorded 5919 new cases and seven Covid deaths in the past 24 hours.
There are now 428 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with 54 active in intensive care and 21 on ventilators.
More than 93 per cent of eligible Victorians are fully vaccinated and the state has 28,8044 active cases.
A total of 66,744 tests were taken on Wednesday and 3798 vaccines were administered at state hubs.
In New South Wales, 21,151 new cases were recorded on Friday, along with six Covid deaths.
The figure is any state’s highest daily tally since the pandemic began.
There are now 763 in hospital with the virus across the state, 69 of which are in intensive care.
A total of 148,410 tests conducted in New South Wales the past 24 hours.
It comes as scorching temperatures are set to force the closure of some Victorian testing sites across the New Year’s period.
The impending move is expected to cause chaos for the already embattled system that has tested hundreds of thousands of people over the past week as Covid infections soar.
Victoria’s Department of Health gave the warning on Thursday, noting testing centres operating from outdoor tents would be the most likely affected.
Temperature inside the tents can rise as much as 10 degrees higher than outside in addition to staff working in full PPE.
The mercury is expected to hit 36C in Melbourne on New Year’s Eve. January 1 also set to be a scorcher with highs of 35C predicted.
Originally published as Victoria records 5919 new cases, seven Covid deaths
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