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A software error has resulted in 149 Covid-19 cases in Victoria not being included in previous daily tallies.
Victoria recorded 867 new locally acquired Covid-19 cases and four deaths on Tuesday, as well as the additional 149 infections.
It is the state's highest daily figure since the start of the pandemic, surpassing the previous record of 847 cases on Saturday.
Health Minister Martin Foley said 140 cases have been added to Monday's tally and nine to Sunday's following a 'software update by a third party vendor who supported one of our pathology providers'.
While the results hadn't been reported to the health department's central system, Mr Foley said the 149 people who had tested positive had been notified.
Health Minister Martin Foley said 140 cases have been added to Monday's tally and nine to Sunday's following a 'software update by a third party vendor who supported one of our pathology providers'
'That software problem has been rectified,' he told reporters.
This means there are now 9261 active infections across Victoria, including 375 in hospital, with 81 in intensive care.
Mr Foley said the four deaths were two men, aged in their 80s and 70s,
