Victoria Records 779 New Cases & 2 Deaths As Authorities Brace For A Peak In Numbers

Victoria has recorded 779 new local cases of COVID-19 overnight and 2 deaths.

There were over 46,322 test results received and 34,280 vaccines were administered.

In Victoria, there's currently 8,011 active cases in the state, with a majority of them acquired in the community. 

This comes after protestor at the anti-vaccine rallies in Melbourne is now in hospital with COVID, sparking fears of a superspreader event. 

Health officials are now pleading with anyone who was there to get tested, including the hundreds of others who were at the city's Shine of Remembrance on Wednesday, September 22. 

Authorities are now bracing for a second wave of protests and a peak in numbers after 847 local cases recorded yesterday. 

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