VICTORIA has recorded 22 new local COVID-19 cases overnight.
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Another 29,986 were tested and 19,880 were vaccinated, new Department of Health figures released this morning show.
Of the 22 locally acquired cases, 17 are linked to known outbreaks and 14 have been in isolation throughout their infectious period.
There are now 205 active cases.
Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed an extra 84,000 vaccine appointments will be added to the government website on Sunday.
Mr Andrews said an extra 300,000 appointments will be available as part of the one million jabs goal over the next five weeks.
"That is good news, we always want to see more vaccine rather than less," he said.
"I'm not entirely certain of when that will come to us and I wouldn't advise anyone to change their plans based on that."
Almost 47 per cent of eligible Victorians had received one vaccine dose as of Friday, while more than 25 per cent were fully vaccinated.
Mr Andrews declined to discuss the potential extension of lockdown settings in Melbourne, scheduled to conclude on Thursday, but admitted the number of mystery cases remains too high.
If the mystery case number does not dip, lockdown may be extended.
"If we were to reopen the whole economy, if we were to reopen and let people move freely right now, then we would finish up where Sydney's at - thousands of cases," Mr Andrews said.
As of Sunday, there were more than 500 exposure sites spread across multiple Melbourne suburbs, including the Royal Melbourne Women's Hospital and Chadstone Shopping Centre.
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