NEW CASES

* 950 new locally acquired cases

* Seven deaths: Two women in their 80s, a man in his 80s, a woman in her 70s, a woman in her 50s, all from the local government area of Hume, as well as a woman in her 90s and a woman in her 80s from Whittlesea.

* Death toll from the current outbreak: 36

* Total active cases: 9890

* Of the latest cases in metropolitan Melbourne:

- Almost half located in northern council areas, including 240 in Hume, 102 in Whittlesea, 63 in Moreland and 28 in Darebin.

- In west: 63 in Brimbank, 55 cases in Melton, 54 in Wyndham, 29 in Moonee Valley and 22 in Maribyrnong.

- In southeast: 50 cases in Casey, 18 in Port Phillip, 16 in Greater Dandenong, 14 in Cardinia and 10 in Stonnington.

- In east: 15 cases in Manningham, 6 in Boroondara.

- 31 new cases in Melbourne City Council.

* 30 cases in regional Victoria:

- 9 in Mitchell Shire

- 4 in Latrobe

- 4 in Warrnambool

- 2 in Moorabool

- 2 in Wellington

- 2 in Greater Geelong

- 1 in Strathbogie

- 1 in Surf Coast

- 1 in Ballarat

- 1 in Murrindindi

- 1 in Corangamite

- 1 in Baw Baw Shire

- 1 in South Gippsland

* 371 people in hospital - four less than Tuesday - of which 81 are in intensive care including 55 on a ventilator

* more than 27,000 active primary close contacts in isolation in Victoria

* 61,322 COVID-19 test results received to Wednesday morning

VACCINATIONS

* 34,028 COVID-19 vaccine doses on Tuesday at state-run hubs,

* 79 per cent of Victorians aged 16 and over have had at least one dose and 48 per cent are fully vaccinated

EXPOSURE SITES

* More than 580, including VicRoads' Bundoora Call Centre, supermarkets in Daylesford, Ballan and Traralgon.

Full list of exposure sites available at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/case-alerts-public-exposure-sites

Australian Associated Press