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Victoria has recorded 2,232 new Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths on the same day it was revealed 70 per cent of the state have now been fully vaccinated.
The vaccination target was reached on Thursday as the state prepares to open up at midnight after suffering through 262 days of lockdown in total.
The latest case numbers are the second highest daily total recorded in the state
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed 70.51 per cent of Victorians aged over 16 have received both doses, a key reopening milestone in the state's roadmap.
The state government had already pledged Melbourne would emerge from lockdown at 11.59pm on Thursday, five days earlier than planned.
'The longest road has been journeyed in Victoria and that long road really starts to open up tonight,' Mr Morrison told Seven Network on Thursday.
'But as always, all states and territories, are coming from a different starting point. They'll all cautiously find their way back. This is not a big opening in that first step.'
Victoria will open up at midnight after 262 days of lockdown and six separate stay at home orders
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