Victoria has recorded 76 new local cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours.
Of the infections, 45 have been linked to known cases and outbreaks.
A total of 50, 848 people came forward for testing.
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https://twitter.com/VicGovDH/status/1432470052284993537?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe numbers come as the state's list of exposure sites has surged with more than 1000 locations identified by health authorities.
Overnight an additional 40 places were added, taking the total to 1030.
Hours earlier, Victorian health authorities had identified nearly 150 new COVID-19 exposure sites.
The new locations include two two tier-1 or close contact sites - Monash Ultrasound for Women at Mulgrave, in Melbourne's south east and law firm Alpass & Associates in Kilsyth, in the city's east.
Anyone who attended those locations in the time frame listed by authorities must now get tested for COVID-19 and quarantine for 14 days, regardless of whether they receive a negative test result.
A full list can be found here.
Yesterday Victoria recorded 73 new COVID-19 cases.
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says he's unsure the state achieve zero COVID-19 cases in the short term.
"We have to do what is feasible," Mr Sutton said.
"We are not going to achieve the impossible if it becomes impossible."
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But Premier Daniel Andrews said on the weekend that Victoria was still aiming for "very low numbers".
Meanwhile, Victoria's state-run vaccine clinics have exhausted appointments for the Pfizer jab after it was made available to those under 40.
But the government is urging residents not to be deterred, with more appointments to be released when stocks catch up.
Victorians are being told to consider the AstraZeneca vaccine with 20,000 doses available at mass hubs across the state.
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