COVID-19 Data
There are 869 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria – with 34 active cases in ICU, including 12 on a ventilator, and an additional 5 cleared cases in ICU.
6,312,578 vaccine doses have been administered by Victoria’s state-commissioned services.
69 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and over have had 3 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. 94.7 per cent of Victorians aged 12 and over have had 2 doses.
12,339 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded yesterday. This includes 10,153 who tested positive on a rapid antigen test and 2,186 who returned a positive result on a PCR test.
Sadly, the Department was notified of 40 reported deaths yesterday of people aged in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. Of the reported deaths, 26 occurred in June and the remainder in July.
The Victorian Department of Health regularly undertakes reviews and audits of the State’s reported deaths to ensure the accuracy of our COVID-19 mortality figures.
The Victorian Department of Health is formally notified of deaths of people known to have COVID-19 via a number of different sources, including the Victorian Death Index, VICNISS, the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, local public health units, and the Coroner. The department updates its confirmed death statistics daily.
The total number of deaths in Victoria since the pandemic began remains 4,401. The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in Victoria so far this year is 2,790.
There are 70,378 active cases in Victoria.
10,153 PCR tests were processed yesterday. The total number of PCR tests performed in Victoria since the pandemic began is 21,760,337.
Updates
Treatments and vaccination
The eligibility criteria for COVID medicines have been recently broadened. More information can be found at COVID-19 and at COVID-19
Eligibility for winter booster doses has also been broadened, and this remains the most important protection against becoming seriously unwell with COVID-19.
To find a vaccination provider near you, use the Australian Government’s Vaccine Clinic
Links and contacts
- your positive Rapid Antigen Test or find out more about Rapid Antigen
- Follow your COVID Checklist if you test or you are a of someone with COVID-19
- Get your COVID-19 vaccine through GPs or community pharmacies through the Vaccine Clinic
- are available for eligible people who have COVID-19
- Get information on managing COVID-19 at and getting the right support for your symptoms
- How to improve and encourage air flow from outside
- See where and how you can get at state-run centres
- More information about COVID-19
- Current COVIDSafe for living and working in Victoria
- Financial is available if you have been impacted by COVID-19
- View Victoria’s Pandemic Order Register
To access the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 in Victoria, visit the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Victoria or call the 24-hour Coronavirus Hotline on 1800 675 398.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can also call the Victorian Aboriginal COVID Information Line on 1800 312 911. Callers will speak with Aboriginal staff who can answer questions about COVID-19 and direct them to relevant support services. The information line is open from 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week.
Reviewed 26 July 2022