Victoria's Covid outbreak skyrockets with a record 2297 cases and 11 deaths - as state remains on track to come out of lockdown early thanks to jab numbers Thursday's numbers are highest daily total recorded in Australia amid pandemic Despite surge in cases, Victoria is on track to come out of lockdown early
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Victoria's Covid outbreak has skyrocketed with 2,297 new cases recorded on Thursday and 11 deaths.
The numbers are the highest ever daily total recorded in Australia since the pandemic first began.
Victoria's previous daily case high was on Saturday when the state suffered 1965 local infections.
Despite the huge surge in cases, the state is on pace to reach its 70 per cent double vaccination target ahead of the indicative date of October 26, triggering the end of Melbourne's