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Snapshot of Vic's latest COVID-19 cases

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Almost 50 per cent of eligible Victorians are fully vaccinated and 79 per cent have had one dose.
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SNAPSHOT OF VICTORIA'S CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK:

NEW CASES

* 867 new locally acquired cases

* Another 140 cases from September 27 and nine from September 26

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* Four deaths: Two from Whittlesea, man in his 80s and woman in her 50s, and two from Hume, woman in her 80s and man in his 70s

* Three people who died were unvaccinated, vaccine status of woman in her 50s is unknown

* Death toll from the current outbreak: 29

* 9261 active cases in the state

* Of the latest cases in metropolitan Melbourne:

- More than 50 per cent in northern suburbs, including 270 in Hume, 125 Whittlesea, 88 Moreland, 43 Darebin, 24 Banyule

- In west: 55 cases in Melton, 51 Wyndham, 54 Brimbank and 28 Moonee Valley

- In southeast: 45 cases in Casey, 20 in Port Phillip, and 16 in Greater Dandenong

- In east: 14 cases in Maroondah, 14 in Knox and 10 in the Yarra Ranges

* 28 cases in regional Victoria including:

- 12 in Latrobe Valley

- Five in Mitchell Shire

- Two in Geelong

- Two in Baw Baw

- Two in Shepparton

- One in Corangamite

- One in Warrnambool

- One in Macedon Ranges

- One in Gannawarra

- One in Horsham, who is currently in Melbourne

* Outbreaks of concern

- 11 total cases from a Bridge Road, Richmond construction site

- 29 total cases from Meadow Heights aged care facility

* 375 people in hospital - an increase of 12 from Monday - of which 81 are in intensive care including 61 on a ventilator

* 49,450 COVID-19 test results received to Tuesday morning

VACCINATIONS

* 35,160 COVID-19 vaccine doses on Monday at state-run hubs

* 79 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and over have had at least one dose and 48 per cent are fully vaccinated

EXPOSURE SITES

* More than 572 exposure sites, including several Woolworths supermarkets in Craigieburn, Kerang, Epping and Sunbury.

Full list of exposure sites available at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/case-alerts-public-exposure-sites

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