11/01/2022
Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 946 as state records 40,127 cases, 21 deaths
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A few trams and cars on Princes Bridge, near Flinders St Station
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Victoria is much higher than the reported figure.(ABC Melbourne: Kristian Silva)
The number of COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals has risen to 946, as the state records 40,127 new cases and 21 deaths.
It marks another sharp jump in hospitalisations, up from 861 on Tuesday.
Of the COVID-19 patients in hospital, 112 are in intensive care, including 31 patients on ventilators.
On Tuesday, Premier Daniel Andrews said while the record number of COVID-19 hospital patients was extremely challenging, so far the number of severely ill patients had remained relatively low.
The number of active cases has risen to 209,715, although the true number is much higher as testing systems have been overwhelmed for weeks.
Of the new cases, 18,434 were reported through at-home rapid antigen tests, with the remainder detected through PCR testing.
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There were 61,630 PCR test results received on Tuesday, meaning around one in three people who presented for testing were infected.
The death toll from the current outbreak has now risen to 792.
Roughly 18 per cent of Victorian adults have received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
More to come.