Dan Andrews drops restrictions hint as Victorian cases fall

Daniel Andrews has dropped a big hint about when restrictions could ease in Melbourne and across Victoria.

Victorians can look forward to “essentially no rules” in the coming days, Daniel Andrews has flagged.

It comes as the state‘s downward trend of Covid-19 cases continued on Tuesday, recording 797 infections, while Victoria moves closer to its 90 per cent vaccine target.

The Premier on Tuesday morning hinted that an announcement about the new Covid-19 restrictions easing could be made this week.

“It might be Thursday. it might be Friday. might be Saturday. It’s not today. It’ll be when I’m ready to make that announcement,” Mr Andrews said.

The number of new daily infections has fallen in the past three days, with the state posting 1221 new cases on Saturday, 905 infections on Sunday and 860 on Monday.

Eight more people died with the virus in the past 24 hours, while 53,527 people were tested for Covid-19.

There are 14,131 active cases in the state, with 394 people in hospital, 72 people in intensive care and 44 on a ventilator.

About 87 per cent of Victorian residents aged over 12 are fully vaccinated.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says restrictions will further ease once 90 per cent of Victorians aged 12 and over are double-dose vaccinated. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Meanwhile, NSW recorded 212 new cases on Tuesday.

Two more people died with the virus as 67,893 residents got a Covid-19 test.

Restrictions are set to ease further in Victoria once 90 per cent of those aged 12 and over are double-dose vaccinated, which is anticipated to be on November 24

Gathering limits, capacity and density limits will no longer apply when the state hits that threshold.

Private hospitals and day surgeries in Melbourne and Geelong resumed performing elective surgeries at 50 per cent of their normal capacity from Monday.

These hospitals also resumed non-urgent surgeries, provided they leave space for potential non-Covid patients to free up beds at public hospitals for people with the virus.

Originally published as Dan Andrews drops restrictions hint as Victorian cases fall