Victoria has recorded 10,053 new cases and eight Covid deaths in the past 24 hours.
There are now 873 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with 102 in intensive care and 33 on ventilators.
Victoria’s pre-Omicron peak for Covid hospitalisations was 851 in October when the state was battling a surge in Delta infections.
However, the figure is dwarfed by the 2779 people in NSW who are in hospital with Covid.
More than 93 per cent of eligible Victorians are fully vaccinated and the state has 76,335 active cases.
A total of 20,859 PCR tests were taken on Wednesday and 16,298 vaccines were administered at state hubs.
It comes after Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews criticised anti-vaxxers, labelling them “wrong”, while hinting it will only be a matter of time before a third-jab mandate is implemented.
Only 31 per cent of Victorians have received a booster shot despite hundreds of thousands of appointments now being available and 2.1 million people now eligible.
Mr Andrews said movement around third dose mandates would likely happen in the next week or so.
“I think it’s only a matter of time before the relevant federal agencies confirm that it is three doses to be protected,” he said.
“There’s already been some mandating done for third doses and there will be morexjmtzyw.
“Those who are not vaccinated have made the wrong choice. They’ve made a choice that puts so many other people at risk. I could not be more clear about that.”
