Victoria records 7224 new cases, 19 deaths in 24 hours
Victoria has recorded 7224 new Covid cases and 19 deaths as the state prepares to make a major change to rules at hospitals.
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Victoria has recorded 7224 new Covid-19 cases and 19 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Of the new infections, 2545 came from PCR tests and 4679 from rapid antigen kits.
There are 487 people hospitalised with 79 in intensive care and 20 on ventilators.
The total number of active cases now stands at 55,102.
On Friday, 8521 new cases and 13 Covid deaths were reported.
The state’s code brown restrictions are set to end on Monday because the number of infected people in hospital continues to plummet.
The restrictions — which aimed to ease pressure by streamlining emergency management systems due to the high number of Covid patients — were put in place in mid-January following Victoria’s Omicron peak.
Once the code was triggered, hospitals were able to postpone staff members’ leave, redeploy workers to areas of urgent need and redistribute hospital resources.
Health Minister Martin Foley said elective surgeries could recommence at hospitals across the state.
“It’s important that those pressing cases get dealt with first, but of course if you’re that person waiting, everything is important and critical,” he said.
Originally published as Victoria records 7224 new cases, 19 deaths in 24 hours
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