Victoria has officially surpassed New South Wales in daily Covid case numbers, setting a new high since the Delta outbreak.
It comes after the state's health agency reported that over 150 instances were not counted over the weekend due to an error.
Victoria reported 867 new locally acquired cases and four deaths on Tuesday.
With certain limitations relaxing around midnight, the state was on track to meet its objective of achieving 80% first-dose vaccination of people aged 16 and up by the end of Tuesday.
A man in his 80s from Whittlesea, a woman in her 80s and a guy in his 70s, all from Hume, and a woman from Whittlesea, her age unknown, were the four people that died.
Over the weekend, a technical glitch in Victoria resulted in 149 cases not being tallied in the overall numbers.
This included 140 cases that had now been added to Monday's case figures, putting Victoria ahead of NSW for the first time throughout the epidemic, with 845 instances to NSW's 787.
The extra instances have been notified, according to Martin Foley, the Victorian health minister.
"That software issue has been resolved by our pathology contracting partners, and this, fortunately, had no impact on either the people receiving the test results or the people receiving the test results," Foley added.
More than half of Tuesday's instances, according to Kate Matson, were in the northern suburbs, with 270 in Hume, 125 in Whittlesea, 88 in Moreland, 43 in Darebin, 24 in Dunmore, and 24 in Banyule.
Three hundred seventy-five persons were treated for Covid in Victoria hospitals, with 81 in intensive care and 61 on a ventilator.
Matson also stated that the state's west and south-east regions were seeing an increase in instances. After occurrences in Maroondah, Knox, and the Yarra Ranges, she urged Victorians in the east to "remain vigilant."
Following positive instances in the community, residents in the Latrobe Valley, Mywee, Morwell, and Traralgon have been advised to be on "high alert" for symptoms and watch the exposure list.
"Unfortunately, a number of these cases were infectious in the community for several days," Matson said.
"And we are aware of a weekend household gathering, so we are concerned that these case numbers will rise."
Daniel Andrews, the Victorian premier, said that the state would reach the 80 percent first dose milestone for people aged 16 and up on Tuesday.
The premier told the 3AW breakfast show, "We will hit 80 percent sometime today."
"Contactless" sports such as tennis, golf, and boats will be allowed starting at 11.59 p.m. on Tuesday, and the 10-kilometer radius will be increased to 15.
"We're not overselling it – it's a series of small changes," Andrews explained, "but it gets people back outside doing the things they love." "At this point, there are some safe steps that can be taken, and it's all thanks to Victorians."
Foley also stated that Victorians would participate in a home quarantine pilot program, which will involve some persons who were previously quarantined.
A daily selfie was sent to health officials as part of the app-based pilot.
Isolated Victorians would be instructed to take selfies within five minutes of receiving a text message.
The software delivers random reminders to users, asking them to check in by shooting a photo, and then uses location technology to verify their identity and position.
"This app uses a selfie, which is a downloaded picture from a smartphone, to check in where you are supposed to be when you are supposed to be there," Foley explained.
"It connects to location-based technology to verify your location and identity at the time of the alert."
