The bulletins come because the state has recorded 11,240 new COVID-19 instances and 36 deaths up to now 24 hours.
After weeks of elective surgical procedure having been paused throughout the state, Well being Minister Martin Foley introduced that personal hospitals and day surgical procedure clinics can recommence elective day surgical procedure to 50 per cent of regular ranges from Monday, February 7.
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"We are actually able.. to cautiously and thoroughly flip that system on subsequent week," he mentioned.
He mentioned the resumption of additional elective surgical procedure could be thought-about per week later.
He mentioned if the state's COVID-19 case numbers continued to development downwards, he would think about returning extra elective surgical procedure at 50 per cent for Melbourne and 75 per cent for Victoria.
Mr Foley additional introduced the state authorities will present a $1.4 billion funding package deal for the well being system to assist it deal with the persevering with affect of COVID-19.
"Your complete public well being system is beneath strain day in-day out, like by no means earlier than," he mentioned.
He mentioned $938 million would go to public hospitals.
Mr Foley mentioned $191 million would go in direction of boosting PPE gear shares, whereas $225 million will go into emergency departments.
$200 million will go into increasing the COVID Optimistic Pathways program, which helps COVID-19 sufferers of their houses.
There are 707 folks in hospital, with 79 in intensive care.
The state now has a complete of 65,968 energetic instances.
Mr Foley eight of the 36 COVID-19 deaths recorded within the state at this time dated again to November, December and early January.
In the meantime, AFL followers may quickly get pleasure from full crowds on the MCG, with caps on attendance prone to be lifted in spherical one.
Whereas nothing has been rubber-stamped, it has been reported MCG representatives are assured of filling seats, particularly after the success of the Australian Open.
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