VICTORIA will scrap almost all remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions from midnight as it races towards 90 per cent double-dosed vaccination.<\/p>\n
From Friday, fully vaccinated Victorians will be able to dance in clubs, there will be no home visitor limits and no density limits for cafes and restaurants.<\/p>\n
“Because 90 per cent of Victorians have gone and gotten vaccinated, so many of these rules, almost all of them can fall away,” Premier Daniel Andrews said.<\/p>\n
Masks will remain for a few more weeks in retail, for hospitality workers, on public transport and for primary school staff, visitors and students in years three to six.<\/p>\n
Victoria is expected to hit 90 per cent double-dosed vaccination for the population aged 12 and over this weekend.<\/p>\n
It comes as the state\u00a0recorded 1007 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The state is now managing 13,814 active coronavirus infections.<\/p>\n
It is the first time in five days that the state’s daily tally has risen above 1000 cases.<\/p>\n
There are 337 virus patients in hospital, with 63 actively infected with COVID-19 in ICU, 65 have been cleared, and 34 on ventilators.<\/p>\n
The seven-day hospital average now sits at 384.<\/p>\n
Health officials say virus testers processed 72,270 results on Wednesday and 6315 people were vaccinated at state-run hubs.<\/p>\n
Victoria is now 88 per cent double-vaccinated in those aged over 12.<\/p>\n
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