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Of the 445 new local cases confirmed on Tuesday, 129 are linked to known outbreaks. The rest are under investigation.
Deputy Premier James Merlino said 85 per cent of all active cases were under the age of 50.
There are 158 Victorians in hospital, with 45 of those in the ICU and 23 of those on a ventilator.
Mr Merlino said 91 per cent of those in hospital were not vaccinated, eight per cent had had one dose, and one person was fully vaccinated.
Of the two deaths reported on Tuesday, one was a man in his 20s and one a woman in her 80s.
There were three new cases recorded in regional Victoria.
They include a train driver in the Surf Coast related to V/Line, a case in Ballarat who is a construction worker and works in Melbourne, and a case in the Mitchell Shire.
Earlier
Victoria has recorded 445 new coronavirus cases overnight and two more deaths.
Of the local cases, 129 are linked to known cases and outbreaks.
Monday also brought over 42,000 test results, with 36,615 vaccinations being administered.
Victoria's active coronavirus case tally now sits at 3799.
Bendigo doctors say it is only a matter of time before coronavirus resurfaces in Bendigo and are urging anyone without a COVID-19 vaccination in their arm to book in.
Bendigo Health clinical unit head for respiratory medicine and hospital in the home Emma Broadfield said the community had done well during the pandemic but there was still more work to do.
"The community been amazing and as result of their actions we have had very few cases up until now over the past 18 months," she said. "But we can't keep COVID out now. It is coming and it is all around us and we have to open up.
"The way we can protect ourselves and the services (when opening up) is through vaccination.
"For those who haven't been vaccinated yet, please, please, please get vaccinated to look after yourself, your families and loved ones, your community and the health services."
Dr Broadfield said she expected Bendigo to lead the way with vaccinations but that it was important to see the last 35 per cent of the population vaccinated.
"A number would be (unvaccinated) because they have not had access," she said. "But there is also a number of people who are high-risk or over 60 who have not been vaccinated. I plead with them to get vaccinated."
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