VICTORIA has recorded 11 new locally-acquired COVID-19 cases on Sunday.
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The Department of Health confirmed all of the cases were linked to current outbreaks and all were isolating throughout their entire infectious period.
There was also one new case recorded in the state's hotel quarantine system.
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Authorities confirmed another 32,385 coronavirus test results recorded in Victoria on Saturday, along with another 17,370 vaccinations.
Victoria's active COVID-19 case tally now sits at 179.
Health Minister Martin Foley on Saturday confirmed more than 22,000 primary close contacts were isolating as a result of the current outbreaks.
Ten Victorian cases were in hospital, Mr Foley said. Three of those people were in intensive care and one person was on ventilators.
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Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton told reporters on Saturday he believed the state was "on track" to come out of lockdown on Tuesday night.
"I expect there will be further cases. I expect there would be new cases right through to Tuesday. They should be decreasing over time.
"There are no magic numbers (to come out of lockdown). There has never been a magic number and they never will be.
"They are part of our overall assessment but the key aim is to have no new exposure sites emerging."
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