Victoria recorded 45 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to midnight yesterday.
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Of the 45 cases only 17 were in isolation throughout their infectious period.
36 cases are linked to known outbreaks, but nine mystery cases remain under investigation.
31,629 COVID vaccinations were administered and 53,321 tests received in the 24 hours to midnight.
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There were 753 new cases of COVID recorded in NSW yesterday and 50 recorded in Victoria, including seven linked to the Shepparton cluster.
Murrumbidgee Local Health District revealed new exposure sites in Temora and Beckom after a positive case attended various premises.
After the announcement Victorian government's vaccination website crashed after thousands of young people tried to secure a booking for a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
Premier Daniel Andrews said more than 830,000 vaccination bookings over the next four weeks will be made available from 7am on Wednesday, including 450,000 first-dose Pfizer appointments.
Those aged 18 to 39 who have already made a first dose AstraZeneca appointment will be given the option to instead receive the Pfizer jab, while 16- to 17-year-olds will strictly receive the latter.
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