Victoria is powering towards freedom with indications the state will hit 70 per cent double-dose coronavirus vaccinations four days ahead of target.
Melbourne, the world's most locked-down city, could see lockdown lifted before the planned October 26 if the trend continues.
Fully vaccinated people could be allowed to go to the pub, get a haircut, go shopping or go to a restaurant as early as next week.
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The 80 per cent target is also on track for the Melbourne Cup on November 2 which is set to welcome 10,000 punters.
Currently just over 60 per cent of Victorians are fully jabbed.
Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton said he was "cautiously optimistic" that Victoria had passed the peak of the Delta COVID-19 outbreak after record numbers were recorded last week.
"It's not definitive. We can see numbers bounce around and we can see behavioural changes change the numbers a few days later," he said.
Two residents of Embracia Reservoir Aged Care in Melbourne's north have died with COVID-19.
Another 15 have tested positive. It's not known how many residents are vaccinated.
The state has announced it will bring in 1000 healthcare workers from overseas to help ease its stretched healthcare system.
There is a fresh alert for a hospital in Melbourne.
A neonatal intensive care unit at was visited by an infected parent at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital.
Two newborns are close contacts and 29 other babies have also been put into isolation.
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