Victoria has recorded 11,240 new cases and 36 Covid deaths in the past 24 hours.
There are now 707 infected people in Victorian hospitals, with 79 in intensive care and 29 on ventilators.
Victoria’s pre-Omicron peak for Covid hospitalisations was 851 in October when the state was battling a surge in Delta infections.
More than 93 per cent of eligible Victorians are fully vaccinated and the state has 65,968 active cases.
A total of 24,737 PCR tests were taken on Wednesday and 15,382 vaccines were administered at state hubs.
It comes as Premier Daniel Andrews dropped a hint on how long people will have to live with one hated Covid rule.
“This is a wildly infectious variant and we are being guided by safely, which has never been more important than it is right now,” Mr Andrews said.
“It is very, very challenging.”
Mr Andrews said it was still an uphill battle for health workers, who were seeing little reprieve despite a drop in cases.
“There is incredibly pressure on our health system right now despite the fact the numbers are coming down,” he said.
“Despite the fact we seem to have reached the peak, there is still very significant pressure there.”
