The figure is more than double yesterday's 24 case tally.

Of the new cases 13 were infectious while in the community.

54 are linked to known outbreaks and three are under investigation.

49,607 tests were conducted in the 24-hours to midnight and 27,581 vaccinations given.

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Yesterday, 24 new cases were recorded, 20 linked to known outbreaks and four still under investigation.

A pop-up vaccine hub and testing site have been set up in a beachside suburb of Melbourne, as concern grows about the number of people unknowingly infected with COVID-19 in the area.

Fifteen coronavirus cases have been linked to St Kilda in recent days, six of them mystery infections, including a sex worker.

- with AAP

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